Princeton's WordNet

1. extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with(verb)

   terminate, end, or take out

   "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"

2. obviate, rid of, eliminate(verb)

   do away with

3. eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off(verb)

   kill in large numbers

   "the plague wiped out an entire population"

4. rule out, eliminate, winnow out, reject(verb)

   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"

5. excrete, egest, eliminate, pass(verb)

   eliminate from the body

   "Pass a kidney stone"

6. eliminate(verb)

   remove from a contest or race

   "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"

7. eliminate(verb)

   remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. eliminate(verb)ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪt

   to remove or get rid of

   ways to eliminate cooking odors; laws to eliminate smoking from public places

2. eliminateɪˈlɪm əˌneɪt

   to lose and have to leave a competition

   Who will be eliminated after the first round?

Wiktionary

1. eliminate(Verb)

   To kill (a person or animal).

2. eliminate(Verb)

   To excrete (waste products).

3. eliminate(Verb)

   To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).

4. eliminate(Verb)

   To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.

Origin: From eliminatus, past participle of eliminare, from e + limen, akin to limes; see limit.

Webster Dictionary

1. Eliminate(verb)

   to put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty

2. Eliminate(verb)

   to cause to disappear from an equation; as, to eliminate an unknown quantity

3. Eliminate(verb)

   to set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry; to leave out of consideration

4. Eliminate(verb)

   to obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion

5. Eliminate(verb)

   to separate; to expel from the system; to excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system

• weglaat, oor die hoof sienAfrikaans
• يُزيل، يُخْرِج، يُقْصي، يُبْعِدArabic
• елиминирамBulgarian
• eliminarPortuguese (BR)
• vyřaditCzech
• ausschließen, ausscheidenGerman
• eliminere; fjerne; ryge ud; udeladeDanish
• αποκλείω, εξαλείφωGreek
• eliminarSpanish
• kõrvaldamaEstonian
• حذف کردن؛ دفع کردنFarsi
• eliminoidaFinnish
• éliminerFrench
• לְסָלֶק, לְהוֹצִיאHebrew
• हटानाHindi
• uklonitiCroatian
• kizár; mellőz; felszámolHungarian
• menyingkirkanIndonesian
• slá út; útrÿma, fjarlægjaIcelandic
• eliminareItalian
• 除くJapanese
• 제거하다Korean
• pašalinti, panaikintiLithuanian
• izslēgt; iznīcināt; likvidētLatvian
• singkirMalay
• uitschakelenDutch
• fjerne, skyte ut, utelukke, eliminereNorwegian
• wykluczaćPolish
• حذف کردن؛ دفع کردنPersian
• ليرى كول، كمول، ايسته مكول، له منځه ايستل، محو كول له نظره غورځولPashto
• eliminarPortuguese
• a eliminaRomanian
• исключатьRussian
• vyradiťSlovak
• izločitiSlovenian
• eliminisatiSerbian
• eliminera, sätta ur spel, slå utSwedish
• กำจัดThai
• elemek; atmakTurkish
• 消除，淘汰Chinese (Trad.)
• знищувати; виключатиUkrainian
• خارج کرناUrdu
• loại raVietnamese
• 消除，排除，淘汰Chinese (Simp.)