elimination
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the act of removing or getting rid of something
Types & categories
- removal hypernym
- simplification hyponym
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Sense 2 noun
the bodily process of discharging waste matter
Types & categories
- expelling hypernym
- laxation hyponym
- incontinence hyponym
- micturition hyponym
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Sense 3 noun
analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives
Types & categories
- analytic thinking hypernym
Sense 4 noun
the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
Types & categories
- removal hypernym
Related & opposite
- eliminate derivation
Sense 5 noun
the murder of a competitor
Types & categories
- murder hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | eliminate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rid |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | removal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | simplification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | excrete |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | void |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | expelling |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | laxation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | incontinence |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | micturition |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | analytic thinking |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | eliminate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | removal |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | eliminate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | knock off |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | murder |