elimination meaning and definition

ELIMINATION noun

Definition of elimination (noun)

1. the act of removing or getting rid of something
   • synonyms: riddance
2. the bodily process of discharging waste matter
   • synonyms: evacuation, excreting, excretion, voiding
3. analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives
   • synonyms: reasoning by elimination
4. the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
5. the murder of a competitor
   • synonyms: liquidation