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Meaning & Definition of Eliminate in English

English

Eliminate

/ɪlɪmənet/

verb

1. Terminate, end, or take out

  • "Let's eliminate the course on akkadian hieroglyphics"
  • "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"
  • "Eliminate my debts"
synonym:
  • extinguish,
  • eliminate,
  • get rid of,
  • do away with

2. Do away with

synonym:
  • obviate,
  • rid of,
  • eliminate

3. Kill in large numbers

  • "The plague wiped out an entire population"
synonym:
  • eliminate,
  • annihilate,
  • extinguish,
  • eradicate,
  • wipe out,
  • decimate,
  • carry off

4. Dismiss from consideration or a contest

  • "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"
  • "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
synonym:
  • rule out,
  • eliminate,
  • winnow out,
  • reject

5. Eliminate from the body

  • "Pass a kidney stone"
synonym:
  • excrete,
  • egest,
  • eliminate,
  • pass

6. Remove from a contest or race

  • "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
synonym:
  • eliminate

7. Remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

synonym:
  • eliminate

Examples of using

Does a uniform eliminate class difference?