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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. slang.
    to 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲԳ, noun
  • ˈˌԲٴǰ, noun
  • ˌԲˈٲ, noun
  • ˈԲ, adjective
  • ˈԲپ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ···Բ···ٲ [ih-lim-, uh, -n, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
  • ·i·Բt adjective
  • non·i·Բt adjective
  • e·i·Բٱ verb (used with object) preeliminated preeliminating
  • ܲe·i·Բe adjective
  • ɱ-·i·Բe adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eliminate1

First recorded in 1560–70 and in 1915–20 eliminate fordef 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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“He was doubled off a couple games ago. And this one, you go and you stop — you just can’t. ... Gotta eliminate those outs on the bases.”

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He said the problem stemmed from a lack of leadership and that by providing strong leadership and vision he would eliminate the need for deputies to joint the controversial groups.

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The order called for the majority of the functions of the library-focused agency, as well as several others, to “be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.”

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Trump has claimed such requirements would help to eliminate fraudulent voting by noncitizens.

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In the wake of the February letter, colleges and universities in California and throughout the country have eliminated DEI programs, scrubbing references to it from their websites.

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