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Eliminate vs Extinguished - What's the difference?

eliminate | extinguished |

As verbs the difference between eliminate and extinguished

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

As an adjective extinguished is

referring to something that has been eliminated.

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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    extinguished

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (extinguish)
    • The cowboys extinguished the fire.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • referring to something that has been eliminated
    • The cowboys buried their trash next to the extinguished fire.