e·lim·i·nate
e·lim·i·nate/əˈliməˌnāt/
verb
completely remove or get rid of (something).
"a policy that would eliminate inflation"
synonyms: remove, get rid of, abolish, put an end to, do away with, banish, end, stop, terminate, eradicate, destroy, annihilate, stamp out, obliterate, wipe out, extinguish, quash, finish off, give something the chop, knock something on the head
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to remove or take away someone or something: A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease. We eliminated the possibility that it could have ...
3 days ago · 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 ...
to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable: to eliminate risks; to eliminate hunger. · to omit, especially as being unimportant or ...
eliminate in American English · 1. to remove or get rid of, esp. as being in some way undesirable · 2. to omit, esp. as being unimportant or irrelevant; leave out.
As eliminate means "get rid of or do away with," it has become used to refer to the end of a problem or even an entire species. We need to eliminate sources ...
Definition of ELIMINATE (verb): get rid of something not wanted; decide that someone is not responsible; remove someone from a competition or ...
Present participle: eliminating
He/she/it: eliminates
Past participle: eliminated
He/she/it: eliminates
Past participle: eliminated
eliminate · . to remove or get rid of something · . to stop considering that somebody/something might be responsible for something or chosen for something · · ...
Present simple I / you / we / they eliminate: /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/
Past participle eliminated: /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪtɪd/ /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪtɪd/
He / she / it eliminates: /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪts/ /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪts/
Past participle eliminated: /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪtɪd/ /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪtɪd/
He / she / it eliminates: /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪts/ /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪts/
1to remove or get rid of something or someone eliminate something/somebody Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash. · 2eliminate somebody (from ...
ELIMINATE meaning: 1 : to remove (something that is not wanted or needed) to get rid of (something); 2 : to defeat and remove (a team, player, etc.)
To get rid of; remove: an effort to eliminate homelessness; eliminated his enemies. 2. a. To leave out or omit from consideration; reject: For now, let's ...