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   E·lim·i·nate

   /əˈliməˌnāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. completely remove or get rid of (something): "a policy that would eliminate inflation" Similar removeget rid ofabolishput an end todo away withbanishendstopterminateeradicatedestroyannihilatestamp outobliteratewipe outextinguishquashfinish offinformal:give something the chopknock something on the head
   • ▪ exclude (someone or something) from consideration: "the police have eliminated Larry from their inquiries" Similar knock outbeatget rid ofrule outdisqualify
   • ▪ murder (a rival or political opponent): "security agents have started a campaign to eliminate some of the government's opponents"
   • ▪ exclude (a person or team) from further participation in a sporting competition following defeat or inadequate results: "the Bears were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round"
   • ▪ remove (a variable) from an equation, typically by substituting another that is shown by a different equation to be equivalent.
   • ▪ generate or remove (a simple substance) as a product in the course of a reaction involving larger molecules.
   • ▪ expel (waste matter) from the body.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘drive out’): from Latin eliminat- ‘turned out of doors’, from the verb eliminare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. eliminable adjective
   • 2. eliminatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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