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eliminate

verb
US · UKi-LIM-i-nayt/ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/uh-LIM-i-nayt/əˈlɪm.ɪ.næɪt/

Formseliminates, eliminating, eliminated

6 meanings of eliminate

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  1. 1
    verbtransitive
    To get rid of something completely so that it is no longer there.

    Like wiping a whiteboard clean until nothing is left on it.

    We need to eliminate all the mistakes before we print the report.

    The new filter eliminates bad smells from the water.

    Similarremove, destroy, eradicate, abolish, erase

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  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To remove a team or person from a competition, or to rule out an idea or suspect.

    Like crossing names off a list until only the winner is left.

    The quiz show will eliminate two players in the first round.

    Detectives quickly eliminated him as a suspect after checking his alibi.

    Similarexclude, discount, dismiss, oust

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  3. 3
    verbslangtransitive
    To kill a person or animal, especially in a planned or secret way.

    The gang planned to eliminate anyone who talked to the police.

    The hired killer was paid to eliminate a rival boss.

    Similarkill, liquidate, dispatch, murder

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  4. 4
    verbtransitive
    To destroy a building or piece of equipment, or to stop a soldier from being able to fight.

    Airstrikes were meant to eliminate the enemy's fuel depot.

    The unit's job was to eliminate the bridge so tanks could not cross.

    Similarneutralize

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  5. 5
    verbtransitive or intransitive
    To get rid of waste from the body, such as through urine or sweat.

    Like a house putting out its trash so it does not pile up inside.

    The kidneys help eliminate waste through urine.

    The body eliminates toxins through sweat and urine.

    Similarurinate, pee, defecate, void, excrete

    Oppositeretain

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  6. 6
    verbtransitive
    To cancel out money that companies in the same group owe each other when their accounts are combined.

    Like not counting money you move from your left pocket to your right pocket.

    Accountants eliminate sales made between two parts of the same company.

    Before combining the reports, the team must eliminate internal loans between the branches.

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Origin

From Latin ēlīminō, meaning to turn out of doors or banish. It comes from ē- plus līmen, meaning a threshold.