eliminate

B2 · Upper Intermediate Sports

v. to defeat a person or team so they cannot continue in a competition.

v. to exclude a contestant or team from further participation in a competition following a defeat.

“Our team was eliminated in the first round of the tournament.”

“Despite a valiant effort in the final minutes, the defending champions were eliminated from the playoffs after a narrow loss.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Academic

v. to decide that someone or something is not responsible for something after looking at the facts.

v. to remove from consideration during an investigation or logical process.

“The police were able to eliminate him as a suspect because he was at work.”

“By cross-referencing the timestamps, the investigators could eliminate several theories regarding the cause of the system failure.”

C1 · Advanced Military Slang · Formal

v. to kill a person or destroy a target, often used in movies or by the military.

v. to kill a person or neutralize a military target; frequently used as a euphemism in intelligence or combat contexts.

“The secret agent was ordered to eliminate the threat before it reached the city.”

“The tactical unit was tasked to eliminate the enemy's communication hub to prevent them from calling for reinforcements.”

C2 · Proficiency Medicine Technical · Academic

v. to get rid of waste from your body.

v. to expel or excrete waste products from the system.

“The kidneys help the body eliminate toxins through urine.”

“The study measured how quickly the liver could eliminate the drug from the patient's bloodstream.”