ELIMINATE

• (verb) eliminate from the body

  "Pass a kidney stone"

  synonyms : egest , excrete , pass

• (verb) kill in large numbers

  "the plague wiped out an entire population"

  synonyms : annihilate , carry off , decimate , eradicate , extinguish , wipe out

• (verb) terminate, end, or take out

  "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics", "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs", "eliminate my debts"

  synonyms : do away with , extinguish , get rid of

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

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : reject , rule out , winnow out

• (verb) remove from a contest or race

  "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"

• (verb) do away with

  synonyms : obviate , rid of

  The laser treatment obviates the need for surgery. -added by naila_inlas

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