eliminate
verb
elim·i·nate
i-ˈli-mə-ˌnāt 
eliminated; eliminating
1
a
: to put an end to or get rid of : remove
eliminate errors
b
: to remove from consideration
eliminate someone 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 (waste) from the living body
3
mathematics
: to cause to disappear by combining two or more equations
eliminate an unknown quantity
: to expel waste from the living body
Examples of eliminate in a Sentence
Doctors seek to eliminate the causes of the epidemic.
The body naturally eliminates waste products.
The company plans to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year.
She's trying to eliminate fatty foods from her diet.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
The choice eliminated the need for explanation.
—Yiling Pan, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
The rain the county has recorded since October has virtually eliminated the risk of large wildfires, at least for the next few months.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
And that's the same mindset state leaders will need to finally, fully eliminate our state income tax, which should now be their primary focus, and is ours.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for eliminate
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“Eliminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eliminate. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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eliminate
verb
elim·i·nate
i-ˈlim-ə-ˌnāt
eliminated; eliminating
1
a
: to get rid of : remove
b
: to remove from further competition by defeating
2
: to expel from the living body
Medical Definition
eliminate
transitive verb
elim·i·nate
-ˌnāt
eliminated; eliminating
: to expel (as waste) from the living body
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