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eliminieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • eliminate verb To completely remove or get rid of something.
  • purge verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.

Senses

eliminieren is used for these senses in English:

  • eliminate (transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
  • eliminate (transitive, slang) To kill (a person or animal).
  • purge (transitive) To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse.

eliminate — full definition

  1. verb To completely remove or get rid of something.
  2. verb To knock a competitor or option out of a contest or list of possibilities.

purge — full definition

  1. verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.
  2. verb To forcibly remove people, especially from a political organization.
  3. noun An act of forcibly removing people or unwanted elements.
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