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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “eliminate”

“eliminate” is pronounced /ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/ (i-LI-muh-nayt) in American English and /ɪlɪmɪneɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “lɪ”.
The sound

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eliminate

/ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪlɪmɪneɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. ɪɪ
  2. lɪlɪstress
  3. məmə
  4. neɪtneɪt
IPA (American)
/ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/
IPA (British)
/ɪlɪmɪneɪt/
Respelling
i-LI-muh-nayt
Syllables
4 — ɪ-LꞮ-mə-neɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɪ-LꞮ-mə-neɪt. “lɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/

British

/ɪlɪmɪneɪt/

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Meaning

What “eliminate” means

  1. verb

    terminate, end, or take out

    “Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics”

  2. verb

    do away with

  3. verb

    kill in large numbers

    “the plague wiped out an entire population”

Say it in a sentence

“One change eliminated most of the waiting time.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort i×2llmməschwanneɪlong att

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Questions

“eliminate”, answered

How do you pronounce “eliminate”?

“eliminate” is pronounced /ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/ (i-LI-muh-nayt) in American English and /ɪlɪmɪneɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “lɪ”. Build it as ɪ-LꞮ-mə-neɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “eliminate” have?

4: ɪ · lɪ · mə · neɪt. The beat lands on the second, “lɪ”.

Is “eliminate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/ (i-LI-muh-nayt); British English says /ɪlɪmɪneɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “eliminate” mean?

As a verb: terminate, end, or take out For example: “Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “eliminate”?

Stress the second syllable: ɪ-LꞮ-mə-neɪt. “lɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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