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   eliminate

   /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/

   verb

   • 1. completely remove or get rid of (something): "a policy that would eliminate inflation" Similar removeget rid ofabolishput an end todo away withbanishendstopterminateeradicatedestroyannihilatestamp outobliteratewipe outextinguishquashfinish offinformal:give something the chopknock something on the head
   • ▪ exclude (someone or something) from consideration or further participation: "the police have eliminated Lawrence from their inquiries" Similar knock outbeatget rid ofrule outdisqualify
   • ▪ murder (a rival or political opponent): "security agents have started a campaign to eliminate some of the government's opponents"
   • 2. expel (waste matter) from the body: "this diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body"
   • 3. remove (a variable) from an equation, typically by substituting another which is shown by another equation to be equivalent.
   • 4. generate (a simple substance) as a product in the course of a reaction involving larger molecules: "the acid portion of one molecule reacts with the basic portion of the other, and water is eliminated"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘drive out’): from Latin eliminat- ‘turned out of doors’, from the verb eliminare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. eliminable adjective
   • 2. eliminatory adjective

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   What does eliminate mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! ELIMINATE definition: 1. to remove or take away someone or something: 2. to defeat someone so that they cannot continue…. Learn more.

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   What does elimination mean?

   • , e·lim·i·nat·ed, e·lim·i·nat·ing. to eliminate risks; to eliminate hunger. I have eliminated all statistical tables, which are of interest only to the specialist. to remove from further consideration or competition, especially by defeating in a contest. to eliminate the enemy. Physiology. to void or expel from an organism.

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   What is the meaning of remove?

   • 1. To get rid of; remove: an effort to eliminate homelessness; eliminated his enemies. 2. a. To leave out or omit from consideration; reject: For now, let's eliminate from the discussion the possibility of failure. b. To remove from consideration by defeating, as in a contest. 3. Mathematics To remove (an unknown quantity) by combining equations.

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   What does it mean to eliminate someone?

   • According to the Farlex Dictionary of Idioms, to eliminate someone or something means to remove them from something. For example, "We had to eliminate Jeff from the list." or "The cook eliminated veal from the menu.". In some cases, it can also mean "killed" as in "She sought to eliminate herself from consideration.

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   Where did the word eliminate come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb eliminate is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for eliminate is from 1568, in a letter by Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury and patron of scholarship. eliminate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ēlīmināt-, ēlīmināre.

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   What does it mean if someone says they have eliminated an enemy?

   • If someone says that they have eliminated an enemy, they mean that they have killed them. By using the word 'eliminate', they are trying to make the action sound more positive than if they used the word 'kill'. He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents. [VERB noun]

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   To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely. [ formal ] The priority should be to eliminate child poverty.

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   The meaning of ELIMINATE is to put an end to or get rid of : remove. How to use eliminate in a sentence.

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   Eliminate definition: to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable. See examples of ELIMINATE used in a sentence.

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   1. To get rid of; remove: an effort to eliminate homelessness; eliminated his enemies. 2. a. To leave out or omit from consideration; reject: For now, let's eliminate from the discussion the possibility of failure. b. To remove from consideration by defeating, as in a contest. 3. Mathematics To remove (an unknown quantity) by combining equations.

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   What does the verb eliminate mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb eliminate, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. eliminate has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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