eliminate meaning and definition

ELIMINATE verb

Definition of eliminate (verb)

1. terminate, end, or take out
   • "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"
   • synonyms: do away with, extinguish, get rid of
2. do away with
   • synonyms: obviate, rid of
   • antonym: ask
3. kill in large numbers
   • "the plague wiped out an entire population"
   • synonyms: annihilate, carry off, decimate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out
4. dismiss from consideration or a contest
   • "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
   • synonyms: reject, rule out, winnow out
5. eliminate from the body
   • "Pass a kidney stone"
   • synonyms: egest, excrete, pass
6. remove from a contest or race
   • "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
7. remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations