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verb eliminate

  • remove β€” to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
  • abolish β€” If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
  • get rid of β€” to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
  • do away with β€” from this or that place; off: to go away.
  • reject β€” to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • disregard β€” to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • throw out β€” to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • jettison β€” to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
  • cancel β€” If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
  • defeat β€” If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
  • dispose of β€” to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
  • disqualify β€” to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
  • ignore β€” to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • knock out β€” to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • oust β€” to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
  • phase out β€” any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
  • stamp out β€” to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
  • waive β€” to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
  • wipe out β€” an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
  • annihilate β€” To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
  • discard β€” to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
  • discharge β€” to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
  • dismiss β€” to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
  • drop β€” a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • eject β€” Force or throw (something) out, typically in a violent or sudden way.
  • invalidate β€” to render invalid; discredit.
  • kill β€” to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
  • liquidate β€” to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
  • murder β€” Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
  • omit β€” to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
  • slay β€” to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.
  • terminate β€” to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
  • waste β€” to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
  • blot out β€” If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
  • bump off β€” To bump someone off means to kill them.
  • cast out β€” To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
  • count out β€” If you count out a sum of money, you count the notes or coins as you put them in a pile one by one.
  • cut out β€” If you cut something out, you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife.
  • dispense with β€” to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
  • leave out β€” to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • put out β€” a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
  • rub out β€” to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
  • rule out β€” a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
  • set aside β€” the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
  • take out β€” the act of taking.
  • defecate β€” When people and animals defecate, they get rid of waste matter from their body through their anus.
  • urinate β€” to pass or discharge urine.
  • pass β€” to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
  • purge β€” to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
  • destroy β€” To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
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