éliminer

Senses

1. 1.

   to eliminate

   to remove or get rid of something completely

2. 2.

   to eliminate; to knock out

   to remove a competitor or team from a competition

3. 3.

   to rule out

   to exclude something from consideration

Examples

• "Il faut éliminer les déchets correctement."

  We must dispose of waste properly.

• "Notre équipe a été éliminée en demi-finale."

  Our team was knocked out in the semifinal.

• "On ne peut pas éliminer cette possibilité."

  We cannot rule out this possibility.

Usage

Common in contexts of waste management, sports (être éliminé = to be eliminated/knocked out), and logical reasoning. Standard register, widely used in both formal and informal speech.