eliminate vs destroy

eliminate and destroy both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eliminate	No	No	Yes	No
destroy	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, destroy is a hypernym of eliminate; that is, destroy is a word with a broader meaning than eliminate:

Other hypernyms of eliminate include destruct.

eliminate (verb)	destroy (verb)
eliminate from the body	defeat soundly and humiliatingly
kill in large numbers	destroy completely; damage irreparably
terminate, end, or take out	put (an animal) to death
remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
dismiss from consideration or a contest
remove from a contest or race
get rid of something