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eliminate

[ih-lim-uh-neyt]

verb (used with object)

eliminated, eliminating 
  1. to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable.

    to eliminate risks; to eliminate hunger.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,
    Antonyms: , ,
  2. to omit, especially as being unimportant or irrelevant; leave out.

    I have eliminated all statistical tables, which are of interest only to the specialist.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms: , , ,
  3. to remove from further consideration or competition, especially by defeating in a contest.

  4. to eradicate or kill.

    to eliminate the enemy.

  5. Physiology.to void or expel from an organism.

  6. Mathematics.to remove (a quantity) from an equation by elimination.



eliminate

/ ɪˈɪɪˌԱɪ /

verb

  1. to remove or take out; get rid of

  2. to reject as trivial or irrelevant; omit from consideration

  3. to remove (a competitor, team, etc) from a contest, usually by defeat

  4. slangto murder in a cold-blooded manner

  5. physiol to expel (waste matter) from the body

  6. maths to remove (an unknown variable) from two or more simultaneous equations

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Eliminate is sometimes wrongly used to talk about avoiding the repetition of something undesirable: we must prevent (not eliminate ) further mistakes of this kind
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • eliminability noun
  • eliminative adjective
  • noneliminative adjective
  • preeliminate verb (used with object)
  • uneliminated adjective
  • well-eliminated adjective
  • ˈԲԳ noun
  • ˈˌԲٴǰ noun
  • ˌԲˈٲ noun
  • ˈԲ adjective
  • ˈԲپ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eliminate1

First recorded in 1560–70 and in 1915–20 eliminate for def. 4; from Latin ŧīٳܲ “turned out of doors” (past participle of ŧī ), equivalent to ŧ- “from, out of” + ī-, stem of ī “threshold” + -ٳܲ adjective suffix; e- 1, -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eliminate1

C16: from Latin ŧī to turn out of the house, from e- out + ī threshold
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Example Sentences

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Disney cut several hundred employees in the U.S. and abroad, while Paramount shed hundreds of its domestic workforce and Warner Bros. eliminated several dozen positions.

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Experts warn that the decision to eliminate access to emergency life-saving abortions will further exacerbate the crisis for doctors.

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Negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement start next year, and the Angels Way could embolden owners to eliminate even more minor league teams.

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In February, Burgum issued an order that many saw as opening the door to potentially eliminating or shrinking monuments.

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Though their tactics differ in scale — the U.S. is not massacring immigrants and bombing their neighborhoods — they share the goal of eliminating a population.

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