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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As an economics student, I know banning something rarely eliminates it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Such stores source their supplies directly from domestic producers, a set-up that, for now, eliminates any risk of food shortages, he added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
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
