Definition of eliminate | Collins English Dictionary

eliminate (ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt)

to remove or take out; get rid of
to reject as trivial or irrelevant; omit from consideration
to remove (a competitor, team, etc) from a contest, usually by defeat
slang to murder in a cold-blooded manner
physiology to expel (waste matter) from the body
mathematics to remove (an unknown variable) from two or more simultaneous equations

eˈliminable adjective eˌliminaˈbility noun eˈliminant noun eˈliminative eˈliminatory adjective eˈlimiˌnator noun

C16: from Latin ēlīmināre to turn out of the house, from e- out + līmen threshold

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= remove, end, stop, withdraw, get rid of, abolish, cut out, dispose of, terminate, banish, eradicate, put an end to do away with, dispense with, stamp out, exterminate, get shot of, wipe from the face of the earth

= knock out, drop, reject, exclude, axe, get rid of, expel, leave out, throw out, omit, put out, eject,

British English: eliminate To eliminate something means to remove it completely.If you are allergic to a food, eliminate it from your diet.ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt VERB If you are allergic to a food, eliminate it from your diet.
Spanish: eliminar v
French: éliminer vt
German: ausschließen v
Chinese: 排除 v
Arabic: يَسْتَبْعِدُ v
Portuguese: eliminar v
Russian: удалять v
Croatian: eliminirati v
Czech: odstranit v odstraňovat
Danish: eliminere v
Dutch: elimineren v
Finnish: eliminoida v
Greek: εξαλείφω v
Italian: eliminare v
Japanese: 除去する v
Korean: 제거하다 v
Norwegian: eliminere v
Polish: wyeliminować v eliminować
Brazilian Portuguese: eliminar v
European Spanish: eliminar v
Swedish: eliminera v
Thai: ขจัด v
Turkish: çıkarmak v
Vietnamese: loại trừ v

Had something gone wrong with Hean's attempt to eliminate Dayton?
Harcourt, Palma, A Matter of Conscience (1989)
Firstly it must eliminate or reduce the chances of foam detaching from the shuttle's main fuel tank in the first place.
New Scientist (2003)
It is understood Intel successfully renegotiated some terms within its contracts to eliminate some of these inflation costs.
Irish Times (2002)
ESB was able to phase down (but not eliminate ) its demands from northern supplies.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)
But caffeine cannot eliminate the corrosive effects of sleep deprivation.
Paul Martin, COUNTING SHEEP: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams (2002)