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"; "This
        possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
        [syn: {rule out}, {reject}]
     5: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: {excrete},
         {egest}, {pass}]
     6: remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated
        all the competitors in the race"
     7: remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
Source: WordNet® 2.0