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
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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To be sure, no amount of planning and human companionship can eliminate every threat.
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Neal K. Shah, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Right fielder Aaron Judge made a laser of a throw on a Ketel Marte single to nab Tatis and eliminate Skenes’ first potential threat with runners on the basepaths.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
McNeese was eliminated in the Round of 32 by Purdue, coming up short of their first Sweet 16 appearance.
—Ryan Brennan
march 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Valentini argues that Louis de Broglie, a French physicist and Nobel laureate, developed a framework for quantum mechanics that eliminated its paradoxes around 100 years ago.
—Tim Folger, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
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Neal K. Shah, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Right fielder Aaron Judge made a laser of a throw on a Ketel Marte single to nab Tatis and eliminate Skenes’ first potential threat with runners on the basepaths.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
McNeese was eliminated in the Round of 32 by Purdue, coming up short of their first Sweet 16 appearance.
—Ryan Brennan
march 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Valentini argues that Louis de Broglie, a French physicist and Nobel laureate, developed a framework for quantum mechanics that eliminated its paradoxes around 100 years ago.
—Tim Folger, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eliminate. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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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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