Meaning of eliminate in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.

• To kill (a person or animal).

  Example: a ruthless mobster who eliminated his enemies

• To excrete (waste products).

• To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).

  Example: Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.

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