B1 — Intermediateverb
eliminare
to eliminate / to remove
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
rimuoveresopprimerecancellaretogliere
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
aggiungereincludereinseriremantenere
Usage note
'Eliminare' implies complete removal. 'Rimuovere' is more neutral. 'Cancellare' is used for erasing/deleting. In sport, 'essere eliminato' = to be knocked out.
Example
"Devi eliminare tutti i file inutili dal computer."
"You need to delete all the unnecessary files from the computer."
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