/ ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt; NAmE / verb
1.
[ vn ] eliminate sth/sb (from sth) to remove or get rid of sth/sb :
Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash.
The police have eliminated two suspects from their investigation.
This diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body.
2.
[ vn ] eliminate sb (from sth) [ usually passive ] to defeat a person or a team so that they no longer take part in a competition, etc.
SYN knock out :
All the English teams were eliminated in the early stages of the competition.
3.
[ vn ] ( formal ) to kill sb, especially an enemy or opponent :
Most of the regime's left-wing opponents were eliminated.
► elim·in·ation / ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]:
the elimination of disease / poverty / crime
There were three eliminations in the first round of the competition.
the elimination of toxins from the body
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (in the sense drive out ): from Latin eliminat- turned out of doors, from the verb eliminare , from e- (variant of ex- ) out + limen , limin- threshold.