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Definition of: eliminate
(i·lim′ə·nāt) v.t. ·nat·ed, ·nat·ing
1. To expel; get rid of.
2. To disregard as irrelevant or incorrect; ignore.
3. Physiol. To void; excrete.
4. Math. To remove (a quantity) from a system of algebraic equations. [<L eliminatus, pp. of eliminare <ex- out + limen a threshold]
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