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eliminate vs wipe out

wipe out vs eliminate

eliminate and wipe out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eliminate No No Yes No
wipe out No No Yes No
As verbs, eliminate and wipe out are synonyms defined as:
  • eliminate and wipe out: kill in large numbers
Other synonyms of eliminate include annihilate, carry off, decimate, eradicate, extinguish.
As verbs, wipe out is a hyponym of eliminate; that is, wipe out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eliminate:
  • eliminate: terminate, end, or take out
  • wipe out: wipe out the effect of something
Other hyponyms of eliminate include cancel out, decouple, decouple, obliterate, knock out, drown, cut out, cut, prune, rationalise, rationalize, extinguish, snuff out, except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out.
eliminate (verb) wipe out (verb)
eliminate from the body kill in large numbers
kill in large numbers mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
terminate, end, or take out remove from memory or existence
remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations wipe out the effect of something
dismiss from consideration or a contest use up (resources or materials)
remove from a contest or race eliminate completely and without a trace
get rid of something
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