eliminate
To completely remove or get rid of something.
Examples
In a meeting
“Our goal is to eliminate manual data entry by automating the intake process.”
Over coffee
“I'm trying to eliminate sugar from my diet entirely.”
Why this word
remove
eliminate implies complete and permanent removal, while remove may be temporary
delete
eliminate suggests thorough eradication from a system, while delete is specific to text or data
get rid of
eliminate is more formal and suggests systematic removal, while get rid of is colloquial
Usage tip
Stronger than 'reduce' — eliminate means total removal. If some remains, you reduced it, not eliminated it.
Etymology
Latin eliminare — e/ex (out) + limen (threshold), literally 'to turn out of doors'
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