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Eliminate vs Neutralise - What's the difference?

eliminate | neutralise |

As verbs the difference between eliminate and neutralise

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

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

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    neutralise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (American)

    Verb

    (neutralis)
  • To make inactive or ineffective.
    • The antidote neutralised the toxin.

    Anagrams

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