eliminate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable.
to eliminate risks; to eliminate hunger.
- Synonyms:
- annihilate, exterminate, erase, eradicate, abolish, banish
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to omit, especially as being unimportant or irrelevant; leave out.
I have eliminated all statistical tables, which are of interest only to the specialist.
- Antonyms:
- incorporate, admit, accept, include
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to remove from further consideration or competition, especially by defeating in a contest.
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to eradicate or kill.
to eliminate the enemy.
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Physiology. to void or expel from an organism.
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Mathematics. to remove (a quantity) from an equation by elimination.
verb
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to remove or take out; get rid of
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to reject as trivial or irrelevant; omit from consideration
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to remove (a competitor, team, etc) from a contest, usually by defeat
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slang to murder in a cold-blooded manner
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physiol to expel (waste matter) from the body
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maths to remove (an unknown variable) from two or more simultaneous equations
Usage
Eliminate is sometimes wrongly used to talk about avoiding the repetition of something undesirable: we must prevent (not eliminate ) further mistakes of this kind
Other Word Forms
- eliminability noun
- eliminable adjective
- eliminant noun
- eliminative adjective
- eliminator noun
- noneliminative adjective
- preeliminate verb (used with object)
- uneliminated adjective
- well-eliminated adjective
Etymology
Origin of eliminate
First recorded in 1560–70 and in 1915–20 eliminate for def. 4; from Latin ēlīminātus “turned out of doors” (past participle of ēlīmināre ), equivalent to ē- “from, out of” + līmin-, stem of līmen “threshold” + -ātus adjective suffix; e- 1, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Last week, India and the EU announced "the mother of all trade deals", eliminating tariff on 80-90% of goods.
From BBC
A customs union would eliminate tariffs or taxes on some or all goods between the UK and the EU, reducing bureaucracy.
From BBC
As the race to master autonomous vehicle technology heats up, the union is concerned that companies will eliminate human jobs to lower labor costs.
From Los Angeles Times
The “easiest” way to solve the state’s budget problems and improve government services for taxpayers is to “minimize and eventually eliminate fraud,” said Kiley.
From Los Angeles Times
It was his ninth goal of the season but the disappointing result saw Marseille lose further ground at the top of the Ligue 1 table, three days after they were eliminated from the Champions League.
From Barron's
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