eliminate
verb (used with object)
to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable.
eliminates
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present tense formof eliminate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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One of the main ways the body eliminates unwanted cells is through apoptosis, a carefully controlled form of cellular "suicide."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
A sausage-and-pepper meal starter eliminates most of the chopping; canned tomatoes provide the sauce’s backbone; and a few spoonfuls of prepared sun-dried tomato pesto pull everything into focus.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The company ranks suppliers by their flexibility and ability to deliver urgent orders, and regularly eliminates the poorest performers, according to a 2021 Zhongtai Securities report.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The deal eliminates "some of the irritants" that the US has had with Canada, he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
It also, incidentally, eliminates the possibility of robots, in complete adjustment, wandering off while still on Earth and thus bringing U. S. Robots face to face with the strict laws against robots on Earth.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
