eliminate

(v) terminate, end, or take out
- Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
- Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
- eliminate my debts
do away with, get rid of, extinguish,
(v) do away with obviate, rid of,
(v) kill in large numbers
- the plague wiped out an entire population
annihilate, eradicate, decimate, wipe out, carry off, extinguish,
(v) dismiss from consideration or a contest
- John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
- This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
winnow out, rule out, reject,
(v) eliminate from the body
- Pass a kidney stone
egest, excrete, pass,
(v) remove from a contest or race
- The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race
(v) remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

do away with get rid of extinguish obviate rid of annihilate eradicate decimate wipe out carry off winnow out rule out reject egest excrete pass

necessitate need require call for demand postulate involve ask take