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eliminate
/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ verb [T]Definition
REMOVE › to remove something from something, or get rid of something: The doctor advised me to eliminate salt from my diet.
DEFEAT › to defeat someone so that they cannot go any further in a competition: [often passive] She was eliminated after the first round of the tournament.
(Definition of eliminate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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