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Eliminate vs Deodorant - What's the difference?

eliminate | deodorant |

As a verb eliminate

is
to completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists
.

As a noun deodorant is

any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.

As a adjective deodorant is

acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.

eliminate

English

Verb

(eliminat)
  • To completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists.
  • (slang) To kill (a person or animal).
  • (physiology) To excrete (waste products).
  • To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
    • Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.
    John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight.
  • (accounting) To record amounts in a to remove the effects of inter-company transactions. FindMyBestCPA.com - Consolidated Statements (Interco eliminations)

    • Synonyms

    * See also * abrogate * abolish

    Related terms

    * eliminable * eliminant * elimination * eliminative * eliminator * eliminatory

    Synonyms

    * give the chop to * give the boot to * give the sack to * give the walking papers to * vote off

    External links

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    References

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    deodorant

    English

    (wikipedia deodorant)

    Alternative forms

    * deodourant (rare)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
  • An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.

    • Related terms

    * odor * odorous

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor

    • See also

    * antiperspirant

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