Eliminar (en. Eliminate)

/eliˈminaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To make something cease to exist.

It is necessary to eliminate the errors in the document.

Es necesario eliminar los errores en el documento.

To strip someone or something of something.

The program must eliminate the incorrect formulas.

El programa tiene que eliminar las fórmulas incorrectas.

To erase a piece of data or information.

I decided to eliminate my account on the social network.

Decidí eliminar mi cuenta en la red social.

From Latin 'eliminare', composed of 'ex-' (out) and 'limen' (border, threshold).

remove from the list

To take someone or something off a list.

eliminar de la lista

remove obstacles

To remove impediments in a process.

eliminar obstáculos

eliminate the competition

To prevent competitors from participating.

eliminar la competencia

suppress

To remove something, especially in an administrative context.

suprimir

erase

To eliminate any writing or marks from a document.

borrar

exclude

To leave someone out of a group or activity.

excluir

To make something disappear in a drastic manner.

In the game, you have to eliminate the enemy.

En el juego, tienes que eliminar al enemigo.

To get rid of something that bothers.

I'm going to eliminate that problem from my life.

Voy a eliminar ese problema de mi vida.