eliminate vs trounce

eliminate and trounce both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eliminate	No	No	Yes	No
trounce	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, trounce is a hypernym of eliminate; that is, trounce is a word with a broader meaning than eliminate:

Other hypernyms of eliminate include beat, beat out, crush, shell, vanquish.

eliminate (verb)	trounce (verb)
eliminate from the body	censure severely or angrily
kill in large numbers	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
terminate, end, or take out	beat severely with a whip or rod
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