definition of
eliminate

[1] #1 eliminate v. [extinguish, get rid of, do away with] terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts". wn

[2] #2 eliminate v. [obviate, rid of] do away with. wn

[3] #3 eliminate v. [annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off] kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population". wn

[4] #4 eliminate v. [rule out, winnow out, reject] 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". wn

[5] #5 eliminate v. [excrete, egest, pass] eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone". wn