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eliminated

/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪtɪd/

/ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd/

Translations

eliminatedpast participle

/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪtɪd/

/ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd/

Functions as a past-participle adjective; comparative and superlative possible with more/most.

éliminé

The eliminated contestants were asked to leave the stage after the results were announced.

Les candidats éliminés ont été priés de quitter la scène après l'annonce des résultats.

Additional translations

éliminéParticipe passé adjectival, au sens d’« anéanti » ou « éradiqué ».

Synonyms

wiped out

eliminateverb

eliminated

Past Simple

eliminated

Past Simple

eliminated

Past Participle

eliminating

Gerund

/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/

/ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/

éliminerVerbe courant; s'emploie aussi en sport, en médecine et en mathématiques.

The company plans to eliminate all unnecessary expenses.

L'entreprise prévoit d'éliminer toutes les dépenses inutiles.

Additional translations

supprimerQuand il s'agit de faire disparaître ou de retirer quelque chose.

écarterQuand il s'agit de retirer une possibilité, une personne ou une hypothèse de l'examen.

Synonyms

wipe out

get rid of

Antonyms

Definitions

eliminatedpast participle

Removed or taken out of consideration or competition.

The eliminated contestants were asked to leave the stage after the results were announced.

Having been destroyed or eradicated.

The eliminated virus could no longer infect humans.

eliminateverb

To completely remove or get rid of something.

The company plans to eliminate all unnecessary expenses to increase profits.

To defeat and remove a competitor from a competition.

The team was eliminated from the tournament after losing the quarter-final match.

To kill or destroy someone or something.

The spy was sent to eliminate the target without leaving any trace.

To exclude or leave out from consideration or further discussion.

After reviewing the evidence, the police eliminated the neighbor from their list of suspects.

Physiology: to expel or pass waste or harmful substances from the body.

Healthy kidneys eliminate excess fluids and toxins.

Mathematics: to remove an unknown quantity from two or more equations.

By subtracting the second equation from the first, we can eliminate y and solve for x.