elimination

transitive verb eliminated, eliminating

1. to take out; remove; get rid of
2. to leave out of consideration; reject; omit
3. to drop (a person, team, etc. losing a round or match in a contest) from further competition
4. Algebra to get rid of (an unknown quantity) by combining equations
5. Physiol. to expel (waste products) from the body; excrete

Origin: < L eliminatus, pp. of eliminare, to turn out of doors, banish < e-, out + limen, threshold (akin to limes, boundary) < IE base *(e)lei-, to bend > limb