eliminate

eliminate
transitive verb
1) (remove) beseitigen [Zweifel, Fehler, Gegner]; ausschließen [Möglichkeit]
2) (exclude) ausschließen

the team was eliminated in the third round — die Mannschaft schied in der dritten Runde aus

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[i'limineit]
verb
(to get rid of; to omit or exclude: He was eliminated from the tennis match in the first round.) ausschließen, ausscheiden
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elimi·nate
[ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt]
vt
▪ to \eliminate sth etw beseitigen [o entfernen] [o geh eliminieren]
to \eliminate poverty die Armut besiegen
to \eliminate prejudice Vorurteile ausräumen
2. (exclude from consideration)
▪ to \eliminate sth etw ausschließen
3. SPORT
▪ to \eliminate sb jdn sperren
to \eliminate sb from further participation jdn von der weiteren Teilnahme ausschließen
4. (euph sl: murder)
▪ to \eliminate sb jdn eliminieren [o beseitigen] [o ausschalten] euph sl
5. BIOL (discharge waste)
▪ to \eliminate sth etw ausscheiden
6. CHEM
▪ to \eliminate sth etw eliminieren [o abspalten]
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[I'lImIneɪt]
vt
1) (= remove) ausschließen; competitor ausschalten; inflation, poverty, waste ein Ende machen (+dat); danger, problem beseitigen; (PHYSIOL) ausscheiden, eliminieren; (MATH) eliminieren

our team/candidate was eliminated in the second round — unsere Mannschaft/unser Kandidat schied in der zweiten Runde aus

2) (= kill) enemy ausschalten, eliminieren
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eliminate [-neıt] v/t
1. beseitigen, entfernen, (auch MATH) eliminieren, weitS. ausklammern (alle:
from aus)
2. CHEM, PHYSIOL ausscheiden
3. eliminieren:
a) SPORT einen Gegner ausschalten:
be eliminated ausscheiden
b) umg jemanden beseitigen
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transitive verb
1) (remove) beseitigen [Zweifel, Fehler, Gegner]; ausschließen [Möglichkeit]
2) (exclude) ausschließen

the team was eliminated in the third round — die Mannschaft schied in der dritten Runde aus

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v.
abscheiden (Chemie) v.
ausscheiden v.
aussondern v.
beseitigen v.
eliminieren v.
entfernen v.
unterdrücken v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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