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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;
e•lim•i•na•bil•i•ty (i lim′ə nə bil′i tē),USA pronunciation n. e•lim′i•na′tive, adj. - 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reject.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged include.
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