eliminate

(verb) terminate, end, or take out. Synonyms: extinguish, get rid of, do away with. Examples: "Let's eliminate the course on akkadian hieroglyphics." "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs." "Eliminate my debts."

(verb) do away with. Synonyms: obviate, rid of.

(verb) kill in large numbers. Synonyms: annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off. Example: "The plague wiped out an entire population."

(verb) dismiss from consideration or a contest. Synonyms: rule out, winnow out, reject. Examples: "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi." "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration."

(verb) eliminate from the body. Synonyms: excrete, egest, pass. Example: "Pass a kidney stone."

(verb) remove from a contest or race. Example: "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race."

(verb) remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations.