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destroy vs eliminate

eliminate vs destroy

destroy and eliminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
eliminate No No Yes No
As verbs, eliminate is a hyponym of destroy; that is, eliminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
  • eliminate: terminate, end, or take out
Other hyponyms of destroy include kill, do away with, extinguish, get rid of, self-destroy, self-destruct, destruct, end, fracture, sweep away, wipe out, interdict, demolish, pulverise, pulverize, demolish, break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart, dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out, uproot, dilapidate, demyelinate.
destroy (verb) eliminate (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly eliminate from the body
destroy completely; damage irreparably kill in large numbers
put (an animal) to death terminate, end, or take out
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
dismiss from consideration or a contest
remove from a contest or race
get rid of something
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