eliminate

eliminated eliminating eliminates
Verb
1. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"
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2. do away with
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3. kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
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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"
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5. eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
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6. remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
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7. remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
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