e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’

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completely remove or get rid of (something):

｟かたく｠ 〈人が〉 «…から» 〈不必要な物･人〉を削除, 排除する, 除く

e.g. a policy that would eliminate inflation.

exclude (someone or something) from consideration:

【考慮などから】〈人･物〉をはずす, 無視する «from»

e.g. the police have eliminated Larry from their inquiries.

murder (a rival or political opponent):

｟書｠ 〈敵･人〉を殺す, 抹殺する

e.g. security agents have started a campaign to eliminate some of the government's opponents.

(usually be eliminated) exclude (a person or team) from further participation in a sporting competition following defeat or inadequate results:

e.g. the Bears were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round.

Mathematics remove (a variable) from an equation, typically by substituting another that is shown by a different equation to be equivalent.

〘数〙 …を消去する

Chemistry generate or remove (a simple substance) as a product in the course of a reaction involving larger molecules.

Physiology expel (waste matter) from the body.

〘生理〙 〈老廃物〉を排泄, 排出する

eliminable | əˈlimənəb(ə)l | adjective

eliminator | əˈliməˌnādər | noun

eliminatory | əˈlimənəˌtôrē | adjective

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘drive out’): from Latin eliminat- ‘turned out of doors’, from the verb eliminare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.