éligible, adj., eligible, fit.

s’élimer, v.r., to wear out, to rub out.

élimination, n.f., elimination, dismissal, expulsion; removal, rejection.

éliminer, v.a., to eliminate, to strike out or off, to expel, to discard, to dismiss, to remove; to delete.

élingue (é-ling), n.f., (nav.) sling, strop.

élinguer (-ghé), v.a., (nav.) to sling.

élire, v.a., to elect, to choose, to return, to appoint, to designate. — domicile; to take up one’s abode.

élision, n.f., elision.

élite, n.f., choice, pick, select few, flower, prime. L’— de l’armée; the pick of the army. J’ai eu l’— de ses livres; I have had the pick of his books. D’—; picked, crack.

élixir, n.m., elixir.