-ˌnāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare, from e- + limin-, limen threshold — more at limb
1. archaic : to put out of doors : thrust out
2.
a. : to cast out : remove , expel , exclude , drop , oust
the resultant cabinet change eliminated twelve ministers — Current Biography
eliminate gangster elements from the organization
the two teams losing two games in succession will be eliminated — New York Times
a number of candidates were eliminated for poor flying technique
b. : to cause the disappearance of especially as a factor or element in a process or situation : get rid of : eradicate
to eliminate surprise, the theory goes, is to eliminate nuclear war — W.R.Frye
seek to eliminate the odium attaching to the word materialism — William James
succeeded in eliminating the city's debt
eliminate a distracting noise
sometimes : to get rid of by killing or destroying
eliminated his opponents with ruthless cruelty
3. : to expel from the living body : excrete , egest
eliminating toxins from the intestine
the kidneys eliminate urea
4. archaic : to isolate (as a principle) from surrounding or confusing details : deduce
5. : to cause to disappear by combining two or more equations
eliminate an unknown quantity
Synonyms: see exclude