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elim·i·nate\i-ˈli-mə-ˌnāt\

verb

: to remove (something that is not wanted or needed) : to get rid of (something)

: to defeat and remove (a team, player, etc.) from a competition

Full Definition

transitive verb

1 a : to put an end to or get rid of : remove <eliminate errors>

b : to remove from consideration <eliminate someone as a suspect>

c : to remove from further competition by defeating <the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs>

2 : to expel (as waste) from the living body

3 : to cause (as an unknown) to disappear by combining two or more mathematical equationsintransitive verb

: to expel waste from the living body

Other forms: elim·i·nat·ed; elim·i·nat·ing

elim·i·na·tive \-ˈli-mə-ˌnā-tiv\ adjective

elim·i·na·tor \-ˌnā-tər\ noun

Examples

Doctors seek to eliminate the causes of the epidemic.

The body naturally eliminates waste products.

The company plans to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year.

Origin: Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare, from e- + limin-, limen threshold.

First use: 1568

Synonyms: ban, bar, close out, count (out), debar, exclude, except, freeze out, rule out, shut out

Antonyms: admit, include

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