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Webster 1913 Edition

Eliminate

E-lim′i-nate

,
Verb.
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 release; to set at liberty.
Eliminate
my spirit, give it range
Through provinces of thought yet unexplored.
Young.
2.
(Alg.)
To cause to disappear from an equation;
as, to
eliminate
an unknown quantity
.
3.
To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry; to leave out of consideration.
Eliminate
errors that have been gathering and accumulating.
Lowth.
4.
To obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to deduce;
as, to
eliminate
an idea or a conclusion
.
[Recent, and not well authorized]
5.
(Physiol.)
To separate; to expel from the system; to excrete;
as, the kidneys
eliminate
urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to
eliminate
poison from the system.

Webster 1828 Edition

Eliminate

ELIM'INATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. elimino; e or ex and limen, threshhold.]
1.
To thrust out of doors.
2.
To expel; to thrust out; to discharge, or throw off; to set at liberty.
This detains secretions which nature finds it necessary to eliminate.

Definition 2024

eliminate

eliminate

English

Verb

eliminate ‎(third-person singular simple present eliminates, present participle eliminating, simple past and past participle eliminated)

  1. (transitive) To completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists.
  2. (slang) To kill (a person or animal).
  3. (physiology) To excrete (waste products).
  4. To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
    Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.
    John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight.
  5. (accounting) To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.[1]

Synonyms

Related terms

Synonyms

  • give the chop to
  • give the boot to
  • give the sack to
  • give the walking papers to
  • vote off

Translations

External links

  • eliminate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • eliminate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

References

  1. ↑ FindMyBestCPA.com - Consolidated Statements (Interco eliminations)

Italian

Verb

eliminate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of eliminare
  2. second-person plural imperative of eliminare
  3. feminine plural of eliminato

Latin

Verb

ēlīmināte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of ēlīminō

Etymology

From Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare ‎(“to turn out of doors, banish”), from e ‎(“out”) + limen ‎(“a threshold”), akin to limes ‎(“a boundary”); see limit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈlɪməneɪt/

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