What does eliminar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word eliminar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use eliminar in Spanish.

The word eliminar in Spanish means eliminate, drive out, remove, eliminate, remove, expel, eliminate, excrete. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word eliminar

eliminate

verbo transitivo (quitar, suprimir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Eliminó de raíz las malas hierbas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. What products will eliminate mildew?

drive out

verbo transitivo (excluir)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Las compañías de bajo coste eliminaron a la competencia.
The low-cost companies drove out their competitors.

remove

verbo pronominal (excluirse)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se eliminaron de los comicios a los menores de edad.
Minors were removed from the ballots.

eliminate, remove

verbo transitivo (matar: persona, animal) (kill)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El mafioso ha eliminado a todos sus rivales.
The mafia eliminated (or: removed) his rivals.

expel, eliminate, excrete

verbo transitivo (medicina (expeler sustancia) (medicine)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Esta medicina hará que elimines las toxinas.
This medicine will cause you to expel (or: eliminate) toxins.

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