Synonyms for eliminate

verb

1. To remove

   take out, get rid of, leave out, omit, dispose of, dispense with, do away with, wipe out, clean out, throw out, weed out, stamp out, cut out, crop out, phase out, drive out, cast out, root out, winnow out, put aside, set aside, exclude, rule out, remove from consideration, remove from competition, drop from competition, reject, eject, cast off, defeat, disqualify, oust, evict, shut the door on, clear away, cancel, eradicate, erase, expel, discharge, dislodge, put out of doors, reduce, disentitle, forfeit, invalidate, abolish, repeal, abrogate, exterminate, annihilate, kill, murder, waive, throw overboard, be done with, relinquish, relegate, discard, dismiss, drop, blot out, elide, obliterate, discount, exile, banish, deport, expatriate, maroon, blackball, ostracize, fire, dump*, ditch*, scrap*, bounce*, sack*, eighty-six*, clear the decks*.

   Antonyms accept, include*, welcome.

2. To remove waste matter

   discharge, throw off, pass; see excrete. See syn. study at exclude.