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eliminate

(Eradicate), verb abolish, annihilate, blot out, cancel, clear out, consume, cut out, decimate, delete, demolish, deracinate, desolate, destroy, devour, dispatch, dispose of, dissolve, do away with, efface, end, erase, evacuate, expunge, expurgate, exterminate, extirpate, get rid of, kill, lay waste, liquidate, nullify, obliterate, purge, put a stop to, put an end to, quash, quell, raze, remove, render useless, slaughter, stamp out, strike out, suppress, sweep away, tear out, terminate, uproot, void, weed out, wipe out

eliminate

(Exclude), verb ban, banish, bar, blockade, cashier, cast out, censor, count out, debar, deport, disallow, disbar, discard, disdain, dismiss, disqualify, disregard, do away with, eject, elide, evacuate, evict, except, exclude, excommunicate, exempt, exile, expatriate, expel, keep out, leave out, lock out, omit, ostracize, oust, outlaw, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, put aside, rebuff, reject, remove, renounce, repulse, rule out, set aside, shed, shut out, spurn, throw out, thrust out, turn out, weed

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From their vantage point, the principle of Natural Selection implies that evolutionary advances are the product of eliminatory "cruelties," (219) arising as a result of biotic competition, which manifest themselves either consciously or non-consciously, and either overtly or covertly.

James Mark Baldwin with Alfred North Whitehead on organic selectivity: the "novel" factor in evolution

The two cannot be the same--although their common denominator is deep, permanent and eliminatory hatred.

Role and impact of intellectual factor in the 18th-20th centuries' European conception of 'Jews as Jews': a revisitation

As soon as the internal regulations are published, the artists register for the eliminatory rounds of the disciplines belonging to their specialities.

The visual arts at the biennial Burkinabe National Cultural Week

The link between gastrointestinal and liver function, the effect of intestinal permeability and the response by the immune system points towards an enormous eliminatory role for the skin (as depicted by the symptoms), indicating alternative pathways for elimination should be sought to reduce the stress on this system.

Treatment review of chronic psoriasis

In his judgment, neither AKZO nor Tetra Pak were to be understood as displacing the need to prove abusive or eliminatory intent in cases where prices were below average variable cost.

Block exemption works for shipping conferences

The Brazilian judges for this competition initially pre-selected 174 coffees as semi-finalists and at the end of all the eliminatory rounds, some 60 coffees will be presented to an international jury of industry cuppers who will then select the finalist.

Brazil's new approach to quality

Once the eliminatory rounds are complete a live final will decide which two athletes -one male and one female -will receive the first prize of a tailor-made sports bursary.

Head to head; Gareth Bicknell on two sporting hopefuls trained by the stars to face the challenge of their life

For that reason we have already achieved a miracle in getting here and don't feel as much pressure as we did in the eliminatory rounds to get Ecuador into the World Cup for the first time.

World Cup Special: CRUZ MISSILE ALERT; Italians fear Ecuador wing king De La Cruz

Bombardment with these substances can lead to the breakdown of our immune system and eliminatory system.

Natural and non-toxic skin care: Anita Shannon deciphers the labels on body care products. (Women's Health)

I do not expect this to be total, but I do expect a massive downswing far beyond the normal chipping away at efficiency - and this will affect the use of energy in that sector (and the contribution to energy supply it makes in some countries as well - not all the future effects are energy saving or eliminatory but the interesting prospect is that the potential to reduce energy massively is a real one)".

New Technologies & Energy Efficiency, Antony Scanlan (Continued from OMT)

In Canada, economic compatibility is the only eliminatory criterion in the selection of candidates for immigration.

Some racist slips about Quebec in English Canada between 1995 and 1998 (1)

Punishment and shame are commonly administered by parent to children of this age in connection with bowel and bladder function, and the child may begin to scold him/herself or cling to mother after an eliminatory accident.