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To get rid of; remove: an effort to eliminate homelessness; eliminated his enemies.
(verb-transitive)
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To leave out or omit from consideration; reject.
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To remove from consideration by defeating, as in a contest.
(verb-transitive)
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Mathematics To remove (an unknown quantity) by combining equations.
(verb-transitive)
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Physiology To excrete (bodily wastes).
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.