e·lim·i·nate
[ih-lim-uh-neyt]–verb (used with object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.
1.
to remove or get rid of, esp. as being in some way undesirable: to eliminate risks; to eliminate hunger.
2.
to omit, esp. as being unimportant or irrelevant; leave out: I have eliminated all statistical tables, which are of interest only to the specialist.
3.
to remove from further consideration or competition, esp. by defeating in a contest.
4.
to eradicate or kill: to eliminate the enemy.
5.
Physiology . to void or expel from an organism.
6.
Mathematics . to remove (a quantity) from an equation by elimination.