e|lim|i|nate

e|lim|i|nate
e|lim|i|nate «ih LIHM uh nayt», transitive verb, -nat|ed, -nat|ing.
1. to get rid of; remove: »

We had to eliminate the losing team from the competition. The new bridge over the railroad tracks eliminated danger in crossing.

 SYNONYM(S): See syn. under exclude. (Cf. ↑exclude)
2. Figurative. to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; omit: »

The architect eliminated the cost of furniture, rugs, and other items, in figuring the cost of the house.

SYNONYM(S): dismiss, rule out, ignore.
3. Mathematics. to get rid of (a symbol or unknown quantity) in two or more algebraic equations by combining them.
4. Physiology. to expel (waste) from the body; excrete: »

In the kidneys these nitrogen wastes are taken out of the blood, sent to the bladder, and finally eliminated from the body in the urine (Beauchamp, Mayfield, and West).

╂[< Latin ēlīmināre (with English -ate1) < ex- off, out + līmen, -inis threshold]

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  • Eliminated — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • eliminate — e|lim|i|nate [ıˈlımıneıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: eliminatus, past participle of eliminare to put out of doors ] 1.) to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted eliminate a need/possibility/risk/problem etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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