except vs eliminate

except and eliminate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of except include do away with, extinguish, get rid of.

except (verb)	eliminate (verb)
prevent from being included or considered or accepted	eliminate from the body
object to	kill in large numbers
	terminate, end, or take out
	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