elimination
/ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
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- 5 syllables
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- 4th syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
ɪlɪmɪ - ˈneɪʃən -> elimination
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
၁။ ~ sb/sth (from sth) ဖယ်ထုတ်သည်။ ရှင်းပစ်သည်။
eliminate drug trafficking ❍ The police have eliminated two suspects (from their enquiry)
(ie no longer consider that they may be guilty). ❍ eliminate mistakes from one's writing.
၂။ (infml ) (ရန်သူ၊ ပြိုင်ဘက် စသည်ကို)ဖယ်ရှား သုတ်သင်သည်။
The dictator had eliminated all his political rivals.
၃။ ~ sb (from sth) (esp passive)
ပွဲစဉ်မှ အရှုံးနှင့်ထွက်ရသည်။ He was eliminated (from the contest) in the fourth round. elimination /ÇlÇmÇ'neÇʃn/ n [U]
More examples
- Many infectious diseases have been virtually eliminated.
- [eliminate something from something] : He has had to eliminate dairy products from his diet.
- We’ve eliminated the possibility that the fire was started deliberately.
- [eliminate someone from your inquiries] : Police who interviewed the man are eliminating him from their inquiries.
- Five candidates were eliminated after the first interview.
Synonyms
get rid of, do away with, eradicate, abolish, remove, reduce, purge, annihilate, blot out, bump off, cancel, cast out, count out, cut out, defeat, defecate, destroy, discard, discharge, dismiss, dispense with, dispose of, disqualify, disregard, drive out, drop, eject, erase, evict, exclude, excrete, expel, exterminate, ignore, invalidate, jettison, kill, knock out, leave out, liquidate, murder, omit, oust, pass, phase out, put out, reject, rub out, rule out, set aside, shut the door on, slay, stamp out, take out, terminate, throw out, urinate, waive, waste, wipe out
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