nnoun.actthe act of removing or getting rid of somethingSynset:riddance
Derivationally Related Form:eliminaterid
Hypernyms:remotion removal
Inherited Hypernyms:eliminationremovalseparationchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:simplification
Full Hyponyms:oversimplificationrationalizationsimplification
nnoun.processthe bodily process of discharging waste matterSynset:evacuation excreting excretion voiding
Derivationally Related Form:eliminateexcreteevacuatevoid
Hypernyms:discharge emission expelling
Inherited Hypernyms:eliminationdischargebodily processorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:defecationincontinenceincontinencylaxationmicturitionshittingurination
Full Hyponyms:bed-wettingbowel movementdefecationenuresishematocheziaincontinenceleaklithuresismicturitionnocturiaoliguriaoverflow incontinencepeeingshitstress incontinenceurge incontinenceurochesia
nnoun.cognitionanalysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternativesSynset:reasoning by elimination
Hypernyms:analysis analytic thinking
Inherited Hypernyms:eliminationanalysisreasoningthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equationsDerivationally Related Form:eliminate
Hypernyms:remotion removal
Inherited Hypernyms:eliminationremovalseparationchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe murder of a competitorSynset:liquidation
Derivationally Related Form:eliminateliquidate
Hypernyms:execution murder slaying
Inherited Hypernyms:eliminationmurderhomicidekillingterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity