eliminate
verb
elim·i·nate
i-ˈli-mə-ˌnāt 
eliminated; eliminating
1
a
: to put an end to or get rid of : remove
eliminate errors
b
: to remove from consideration
eliminate someone as a suspect
c
: to remove from further competition by defeating
the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs
2
: to expel (waste) from the living body
3
mathematics
: to cause to disappear by combining two or more equations
eliminate an unknown quantity
: to expel waste from the living body
Synonyms
Examples of eliminate in a Sentence
Doctors seek to eliminate the causes of the epidemic.
The body naturally eliminates waste products.
The company plans to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year.
She's trying to eliminate fatty foods from her diet.
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Sabalenka, seeking her third grand slam singles title – having won the Australian Open for the second consecutive year back in January – eliminated American No. 13 seed Emma Navarro 6-3, 7-6(2) in the earlier semifinal Thursday night.
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Jill Martin, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
Depending on the facts, self-employment tax can be eliminated if the expatriate sets up an entity in the foreign country and becomes its employee.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The policy blueprint calls for replacing civil service government employees with partisan appointees and eliminating the Department of Education, among other proposals.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
And at the 2023 World Cup, the team was eliminated in the Round of 16, its worst-ever result in a major international tournament.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jill Martin, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
Depending on the facts, self-employment tax can be eliminated if the expatriate sets up an entity in the foreign country and becomes its employee.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The policy blueprint calls for replacing civil service government employees with partisan appointees and eliminating the Department of Education, among other proposals.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
And at the 2023 World Cup, the team was eliminated in the Round of 16, its worst-ever result in a major international tournament.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eliminate. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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eliminate
verb
elim·i·nate
i-ˈlim-ə-ˌnāt
eliminated; eliminating
1
a
: to get rid of : remove
b
: to remove from further competition by defeating
2
: to expel from the living body
Medical Definition
eliminate
transitive verb
elim·i·nate
-ˌnāt
eliminated; eliminating
: to expel (as waste) from the living body
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