vt to cause to disappear from an equation; as, to eliminate an unknown quantity.
2. eliminate ·vt to set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry; to leave out of consideration.
3. eliminate ·vt to obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion.
4. eliminate ·vt to put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty.
5. eliminate ·vt to separate; to expel from the system; to excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system.