eliminate β Completely remove or get rid of (something).
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.
wipe out β an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
do away with β from this or that place; off: to go away.
stamp out β to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
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.
annihilate β To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
uproot β to pull out by or as if by the roots: The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles.
weed out β a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
abate β If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
demolish β To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
deracinate β to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate
efface β to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories.
liquidate β to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
obliterate β to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
off β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
purge β to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
raze β to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
scratch β to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
scrub β to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
squash β to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
torpedo β a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
total β constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
trash β anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
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.
mow down β to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
root out β a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
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.
shoot down β the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
wash out β to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.