Eliminate

Pronunciation

IPA: /ÉªËˆlÉªmÉ™neÉªt/

Origin

From Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare ("to turn out of doors, banish"), from e ("out") + limen ("a threshold"), akin to limes ("a boundary"); see limit.

Full definition of eliminate

Verb

(transitive) To completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists.

(slang) To kill (a person or animal).

(physiology) To excrete (waste products).

To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight.

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