eliminate
e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’
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verb with object
completely remove or get rid of (something):
｟かたく｠ 〈人が〉 «…から» 〈不必要な物･人〉を削除, 排除する, 除く
e.g. a policy that would eliminate inflation.
exclude (someone or something) from consideration:
【考慮などから】〈人･物〉をはずす, 無視する «from»
e.g. the police have eliminated Larry from their inquiries.
murder (a rival or political opponent):
｟書｠ 〈敵･人〉を殺す, 抹殺する
e.g. security agents have started a campaign to eliminate some of the government's opponents.
(usually be eliminated) exclude (a person or team) from further participation in a sporting competition following defeat or inadequate results:
e.g. the Bears were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round.
Mathematics remove (a variable) from an equation, typically by substituting another that is shown by a different equation to be equivalent.
〘数〙 …を消去する
Chemistry generate or remove (a simple substance) as a product in the course of a reaction involving larger molecules.
Physiology expel (waste matter) from the body.
〘生理〙 〈老廃物〉を排泄, 排出する
DERIVATIVES
eliminable | əˈlimənəb(ə)l | adjective
eliminator | əˈliməˌnādər | noun
eliminatory | əˈlimənəˌtôrē | adjective
ORIGIN
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘drive out’): from Latin eliminat- ‘turned out of doors’, from the verb eliminare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.