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e·lim·i·nate       [i-lim-uh-neyt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.
1.to remove or get rid of, esp. as being in some way undesirable: to eliminate risks; to eliminate hunger.
2.to omit, esp. 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, esp. 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.
[Origin: 1560–70; 1915–20 for def. 4; < L élīminātus turned out of doors (ptp. of élīmināre), equiv. to é- e- + līmin-, s. of līmen threshold + -ātus -ate1]

—Related forms
e·lim·i·na·bil·i·ty       [i-lim-uh-nuh-bil-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, noun
e·lim·i·na·tive, adjective

—Synonyms 1, 2. reject.
—Antonyms 2. include.
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e·lim·i·nate       (ĭ-lĭm'ə-nāt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   e·lim·i·nat·ed, e·lim·i·nat·ing, e·lim·i·nates
  1. To get rid of; remove: an effort to eliminate homelessness; eliminated his enemies.
    1. To leave out or omit from consideration; reject.
    2. To remove from consideration by defeating, as in a contest.
  3. Mathematics To remove (an unknown quantity) by combining equations.
  4. Physiology To excrete (bodily wastes).


[Latin ēlīmināre, ēlīmināt-, to banish : ē-, ex-, ex- + līmen, līmin-, threshold.]

e·lim'i·na'tion n., e·lim'i·na'tive, e·lim'i·na·to'ry (-nə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj., e·lim'i·na'tor n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to wipe out someone or something, especially by using drastic methods such as banishment or execution: eliminated all opposition; eradicate guerrilla activity; liquidating traitors; purged the army of dissidents.

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