- To get rid of; remove: an effort to eliminate homelessness; eliminated his enemies.
- To leave out or omit from consideration; reject.
- To remove from consideration by defeating, as in a contest.
- Mathematics. To remove (an unknown quantity) by combining equations.
- Physiology. To excrete (bodily wastes).
[Latin ēlīmināre, ēlīmināt-, to banish : ē-, ex-, ex- + līmen, līmin-, threshold.]
elimination e·lim'i·na'tion n.eliminative e·lim'i·na'tive or e·lim'i·na·to'ry (-nə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
eliminator e·lim'i·na'tor n.
SYNONYMS eliminate, eradicate, liquidate, purge. 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.




