Eliminate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), e·lim·i·nat·ed, e·lim·i·nat·ing.
  1. to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable: to eliminate risks; to eliminate hunger.
  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.
  3. to remove from further consideration or competition, especially by defeating in a contest.
  4. to eradicate or kill: to eliminate the enemy.
  5. to void or expel from an organism.
  6. to remove (a quantity) from an equation by elimination.
verb (tr)
  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. to murder in a cold-blooded manner
  5. to expel (waste matter) from the body
  6. to remove (an unknown variable) from two or more simultaneous equations
Eliminate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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