Main Entry:: elim·i·nate
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈli-mə-ˌnāt\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: elim·i·nat·ed; elim·i·nat·ing
Etymology:: Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare, from e- + limin-, limen threshold
Date:: 1568

transitive verb1 a: to put an end to or get rid of : remove , eradicate <the need to eliminate poverty> <eliminate errors> b: to remove from consideration <cannot yet eliminate him 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 (as waste) from the living body3: to cause (as an unknown) to disappear by combining two or more mathematical equationsintransitive verb: to expel waste from the living body

— elim·i·na·tive

\-ˈli-mə-ˌnā-tiv\ adjective

— elim·i·na·tor

\-ˌnā-tər\ noun

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