eliminate vs preclude

eliminate and preclude both are verbs.

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

As verbs, preclude is a hyponym of eliminate; that is, preclude is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eliminate:

Other hyponyms of eliminate include close out, rule out.

eliminate (verb)	preclude (verb)
eliminate from the body	keep from happening or arising; make impossible
kill in large numbers	make impossible, especially beforehand
terminate, end, or take out
remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
dismiss from consideration or a contest
remove from a contest or race
get rid of something