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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•lim•i•nate /ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - to get rid of; remove:to eliminate poverty.
- to omit;
leave out:help eliminate errors. - to defeat in a contest:Our team was eliminated early in the tournament.
e•lim•i•na•tion /ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -lim-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•lim•i•nate (i lim′ə nāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - to remove or get rid of, esp. as being in some way undesirable:to eliminate risks; to eliminate hunger.
- to omit, esp. as being unimportant or irrelevant; leave out:I have eliminated all statistical tables, which are of interest only to the specialist.
- to remove from further consideration or competition, esp. by defeating in a contest.
- to eradicate or kill:to eliminate the enemy.
- Physiologyto void or expel from an organism.
- Mathematicsto remove (a quantity) from an equation by elimination.
- Latin ēlīminātus turned out of doors (past participle of ēlīmināre), equivalent. to ē- e- + līmin-, stem of līmen threshold + -ātus -ate1
- 1560–70; 1915–20 for def. 4;
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reject.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged include.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt/ vb (transitive)- to remove or take out; get rid of
- to reject as trivial or irrelevant; omit from consideration
- to remove (a competitor, team, etc) from a contest, usually by defeat
- slang to murder in a cold-blooded manner
- to expel (waste matter) from the body
- to remove (an unknown variable) from two or more simultaneous equations
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin ēlīmināre to turn out of the house, from e- out + līmen thresholdeˈliminable adj eˈliminative, eˈliminatory adj eˈlimiˌnator n |