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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Eliminate \E*lim"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eliminated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Eliminating.] [L. eliminatus, p. p. of
     eliminare; e out + limen threshold; prob. akin to limes
     boundary. See Limit.]
     1. To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release;
        to set at liberty.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Eliminate my spirit, give it range
              Through provinces of thought yet unexplored.
                                                    --Young.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Alg.) To cause to disappear from an equation; as, to
        eliminate an unknown quantity.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive
        inquiry; to leave out of consideration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Eliminate errors that have been gathering and
              accumulating.                         --Lowth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to
        deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion. [Recent,
        and not well authorized]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Physiol.) To separate; to expel from the system; to
        excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs
        carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Eliminate \E*lim"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eliminated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Eliminating.] [L. eliminatus, p. p. of
     eliminare; e out + limen threshold; prob. akin to limes
     boundary. See Limit.]
     1. To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release;
        to set at liberty.
  
              Eliminate my spirit, give it range Through provinces
              of thought yet unexplored.            --Young.
  
     2. (Alg.) To cause to disappear from an equation; as, to
        eliminate an unknown quantity.
  
     3. To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive
        inquiry; to leave out of consideration.
  
              Eliminate errors that have been gathering and
              accumulating.                         --Lowth.
  
     4. To obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to
        deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion. [Recent,
        and not well authorized]
  
     5. (Physiol.) To separate; to expel from the system; to
        excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs
        carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  eliminate
       v 1: terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on
            Akkadian hieroglyphics" [syn: get rid of, do away
            with]
       2: do away with [syn: obviate, rid of] [ant: necessitate]
       3: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire
          population" [syn: annihilate, extinguish, eradicate,
           wipe out, decimate, carry off]
       4: dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a
          possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This
          possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
          [syn: rule out, reject]
       5: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: 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

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  eliminate
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) εξαλείφω, εξαφανίζω, αποκλείω, απαλλάσσομαι από κάτι
     2 (μτβ) νικώ και αποκλείω κάποιον αντίπαλο, τον βγάζω εκτός
  συναγωνισμού
     3 (''αργκό'') σκοτώνω
     4 (ετ φυσιολ en) αποβάλλω (για σωματικές λειτουργίες)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  eliminate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ēlīminō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: eliminar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  eliminate
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
     2 (lb en transitive slang) To kill (a person or animal).
     3 (lb en ambitransitive physiology) To excrete (waste products).
     4 (lb en transitive) To exclude (from investigation or from further
  competition).
     5 (lb en accounting) To record amounts in a
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidation%20(business)%233.%20More%20than%2050%25%20ownership%20%E2%80%94%20Subsidiary
  to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.<ref>(cite-web
   title=FindMyBestCPA.com - Consolidated Statements (Interco
  eliminations)
  url=http://www.findmybestcpa.com/Accinfo/Consolidated-Statements-(Interco-eliminations)/161.html
   accessdate=14 April 2011
  archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308114407/http://www.findmybestcpa.com/Accinfo/Consolidated-Statements-(Interco-eliminations)/161.html
   archivedate=8 March 2011 )</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  eliminate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ēlīminō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: eliminar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  eliminate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ēlīminō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: eliminar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  eliminate
     Englanti vb.
     1 eliminoida, hankkiutua eroon jstk, tuhota
     2 pudottaa (''kilpailussa'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  eliminate
     Engelska vb.
     1 eliminera, förgöra, förinta
     2 (tagg språk=en slang) döda, ha ihjäl (en person eller ett djur)
     3 slå ut, rösta ut (från fortsatt deltagande)
     4 exkludera, utesluta (från utredning)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Eliminate /ɪlˈɪmɪnˌeɪt/
  أزل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  eliminate //əˈlɪm.ə.næɪt// //ɪˈlɪm.ə.neɪt// //ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt// 
  1. елиминирам, премахвам
  completely destroy
  2. убивам
  kill