Definitions for "Eliminate"
To obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion.
A route that doesn't take the most obvious line. Often a route between two obvious lines. [Lindsay Davies] (There is also some discussion of the definition in this thread though it doesn't come to much of a conclusion.)
To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty.
To separate; to expel from the system; to excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system.
eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
Term for when the Alts banish a Guest from the House; e.g., "Tonight, I want to eliminate Nichole" or "I hope I'm not eliminated tonight!"
To cause to disappear from an equation; as, to eliminate an unknown quantity.
Remove, get rid of
remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry; to leave out of consideration.
dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"
kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
do away with