Translation guide
The English verb 'eliminate' covers removing, getting rid of, or excluding something. Japanese uses different words depending on what is being eliminated and how.
To completely remove something undesirable, such as a problem, obstacle, or waste.
General term for physically or abstractly removing something unwanted. Works for obstacles, dirt, doubts, etc.
We need to eliminate the obstacles.
Please tell me how to eliminate anxiety.
Formal, often used in technical or medical contexts for removing harmful substances or elements.
A filter that eliminates harmful substances.
To sweep away or eliminate completely, often used for crime, corruption, or pests.
The government promised to eliminate corruption.
To take someone or something out of a group, list, or competition.
To exclude or leave out from a group, list, or consideration. Common in rules, selections, and competitions.
He was eliminated from the match due to a foul.
Please eliminate this data from the analysis.
Casual, often used in competitions or selections to mean 'drop' or 'cut' someone.
To exclude or shut out, often with a nuance of actively keeping something out. Can sound strong.
That opinion was eliminated from the discussion.
To kill someone, often in a planned or systematic way, or to eradicate pests.
Direct word for 'kill'. Can be used for people or animals, but may be blunt.
Eliminate every last enemy.
Euphemistic or slang for 'eliminate' in the sense of killing or erasing someone's existence. Common in crime contexts.
To exterminate pests or vermin. Not used for people.
I'm looking up ways to eliminate cockroaches.
To cut out unnecessary things, especially in business or processes.
To remove a variable from an equation or system.
Technical term in mathematics for eliminating a variable.
Please eliminate x from this equation.
The English 'eliminate' is often translated directly as エリミネートする in katakana, but this is unnatural in most contexts. Use the appropriate Japanese verb instead.
取り除く is the everyday word for removing something unwanted. 除去する is more formal and often used in technical, medical, or official documents.
最終選考で三人が落とされた。
Three people were eliminated in the final selection.
They eliminated the witness to keep him quiet.