eliminate

v 1: terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on

Akkadian hieroglyphics" [syn: {get rid of}, {do away

with}]

2: do away with [syn: {obviate}, {rid of}] [ant: {necessitate}]

3: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire

population" [syn: {annihilate}, {extinguish}, {eradicate},

{wipe out}, {decimate}, {carry off}]

4: dismiss from consideration; John was ruled out as a possible

suspect because he had a strong alibi." [syn: {rule out},

{reject}]

5: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: {excrete},

{egest}, {pass}]

6: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: {evacuate}, {void},

{empty}]