1 [VN] ~ sth/sb (from sth) to remove or get rid of sth/sb:
Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash. * The police have eliminated two suspects from their investigation. * This diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body.
2 [VN] ~ sb (from sth) [usuallypassive] to defeat a person or a team so that they no longer take part in a competition, etc:
All the English teams were eliminated in the early stages of the competition. * She was eliminated from the tournament in the first round.
3 [VN] (written) to kill sb, especially an enemy or opponent:
Most of the regime's left-wing opponents were eliminated.
elimination noun [U,C]:
the elimination of disease / poverty / crime * There were three eliminations in the first round of the competition. * the elimination of toxins from the body
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