Definition of 'eliminate'

Verb

1. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"
      Synonyms: get rid of do away with
2. do away with
      Synonyms: obviate rid of
      Antonyms: necessitate ask postulate need require take involve call for demand
3. kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
      Synonyms: annihilate extinguish eradicate wipe out decimate carry off
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: rule out winnow out reject
5. eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
      Synonyms: excrete egest 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

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