eliminate
eliminate Lexical Profile
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• verb
To completely remove, get rid of, or put an end to something (especially something unwanted, unnecessary, or problematic).
"The new software update helped eliminate several security vulnerabilities in the network."
To exclude or knock out a competitor or team from further participation in a contest, tournament, or selection process.
"Defeat in the quarterfinals will eliminate the defending champions from the tournament."
To expel waste matter or a foreign substance from a living body (in physiology and medicine).
"Drinking plenty of water helps the kidneys eliminate toxins from the bloodstream."
To remove an unknown quantity or variable from a system of algebraic equations by combining them (in mathematics).
"Multiply the first equation by two so that you can add the equations together and eliminate the second variable."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Latin eliminatus, the past participle of eliminare ('to turn out of doors' or 'to banish'), formed from ex- ('out') and limen ('threshold').