To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean

• vacate

  1. To cease to occupy (a lodging or place); leave:
  2. To cease to hold (a job or position):
  3. To make void or annul (an erroneous lower court decision):

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  1. To cease to occupy (a lodging or place); leave:
  2. To cease to hold (a job or position):
  3. To make void or annul (an erroneous lower court decision):

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• x

  1. The 24th letter of the modern English alphabet.
  2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter x.
  3. The 24th in a series.

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  1. The 24th letter of the modern English alphabet.
  2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter x.
  3. The 24th in a series.

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• wipe

  1. To subject to light rubbing or friction, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry.
  2. To clean or dry by rubbing:
  3. To rub, move, or pass (a cloth, for example) over a surface.

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  1. To subject to light rubbing or friction, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry.
  2. To clean or dry by rubbing:
  3. To rub, move, or pass (a cloth, for example) over a surface.

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• undo

  1. To reverse or erase; annul:
  2. To untie, disassemble, or loosen:
  3. To open (a parcel, for example); unwrap.

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  1. To reverse or erase; annul:
  2. To untie, disassemble, or loosen:
  3. To open (a parcel, for example); unwrap.

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• strike

  1. To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement:
  2. To inflict (a blow).
  3. To penetrate or pierce:

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  1. To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement:
  2. To inflict (a blow).
  3. To penetrate or pierce:

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• scratch

  1. To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument.
  2. To use the nails or claws to dig or scrape at.
  3. To rub or scrape (the skin) to relieve itching.

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  1. To make a thin shallow cut or mark on (a surface) with a sharp instrument.
  2. To use the nails or claws to dig or scrape at.
  3. To rub or scrape (the skin) to relieve itching.

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• rub

  1. To apply pressure and friction to (a surface).
  2. To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction.
  3. To apply to a surface firmly and with friction:

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  1. To apply pressure and friction to (a surface).
  2. To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction.
  3. To apply to a surface firmly and with friction:

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• obliterate

  1. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.
  2. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over:
  3. To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.

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  1. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.
  2. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over:
  3. To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.

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• expunge

  1. To erase, delete, or strike out:
  2. To eliminate completely; wipe out:

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  1. To erase, delete, or strike out:
  2. To eliminate completely; wipe out:

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• efface

  1. To rub or wipe out; erase:
  2. To remove or make indistinct:
  3. To conduct (oneself) inconspicuously:

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  1. To rub or wipe out; erase:
  2. To remove or make indistinct:
  3. To conduct (oneself) inconspicuously:

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• delete

  1. To cancel, strike out, or make impossible to be perceived:
  2. To remove from a document or record:
  3. To remove (a file, for example) from a hard drive or other storage medium.

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  1. To cancel, strike out, or make impossible to be perceived:
  2. To remove from a document or record:
  3. To remove (a file, for example) from a hard drive or other storage medium.

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• cross

  1. An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
  2. The cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
  3. A crucifix.

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  1. An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
  2. The cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
  3. A crucifix.

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• cancel

  1. To annul or invalidate:
  2. To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time:
  3. To cross out with lines or other markings.

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  1. To annul or invalidate:
  2. To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time:
  3. To cross out with lines or other markings.

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• blot

  1. A spot or a stain caused by a discoloring substance:
  2. An association of disgrace with one's character or reputation.
  3. The Northern, Southern, or Western blot analyses.

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  1. A spot or a stain caused by a discoloring substance:
  2. An association of disgrace with one's character or reputation.
  3. The Northern, Southern, or Western blot analyses.

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• annul

  1. To make or declare void or invalid, as a marriage or a law; nullify.
  2. To bring to an end the effect or existence of; cancel out:

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  1. To make or declare void or invalid, as a marriage or a law; nullify.
  2. To bring to an end the effect or existence of; cancel out:

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To destroy all traces of

• wipe out

  1. (idiomatic) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate.
  2. To physically erase something written.
  3. To do away with; to cause to disappear

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  1. (idiomatic) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate.
  2. To physically erase something written.
  3. To do away with; to cause to disappear

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• uproot

  1. To pull up (a plant and its roots) from the ground.
  2. To destroy or remove completely; eradicate.
  3. To force to leave an accustomed or native location.

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  1. To pull up (a plant and its roots) from the ground.
  2. To destroy or remove completely; eradicate.
  3. To force to leave an accustomed or native location.

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• stamp out

  1. to extinguish by stamping.
  2. (idiomatic) To get rid of, eradicate.

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  1. to extinguish by stamping.
  2. (idiomatic) To get rid of, eradicate.

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• snuff out

  1. To extinguish, to stop a process, to kill, to rub out.
  2. To kill a living being.

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  1. To extinguish, to stop a process, to kill, to rub out.
  2. To kill a living being.

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• rub out

  1. To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing.
  2. (criminal slang) To kill.

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  1. To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing.
  2. (criminal slang) To kill.

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• root

  1. The usually underground portion of a plant that lacks buds, leaves, or nodes and serves as support, draws minerals and water from the surrounding soil, and sometimes stores food.
  2. Any of various other underground plant parts, especially an underground stem such as a rhizome, corm, or tuber.
  3. The embedded part of an organ or structure such as a hair, tooth, or nerve, that serves as a base or support.

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  1. The usually underground portion of a plant that lacks buds, leaves, or nodes and serves as support, draws minerals and water from the surrounding soil, and sometimes stores food.
  2. Any of various other underground plant parts, especially an underground stem such as a rhizome, corm, or tuber.
  3. The embedded part of an organ or structure such as a hair, tooth, or nerve, that serves as a base or support.

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• remove

  1. To move from a place or position occupied:
  2. To transfer or convey from one place to another:
  3. To take off:

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  1. To move from a place or position occupied:
  2. To transfer or convey from one place to another:
  3. To take off:

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• obliterate

  1. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.
  2. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over:
  3. To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.

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  1. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.
  2. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over:
  3. To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.

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• liquidate

  1. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.
  2. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
  3. To convert (assets) into cash.

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  1. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.
  2. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
  3. To convert (assets) into cash.

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• kill

  1. To put to death:
  2. To deprive of life:
  3. To put an end to; extinguish:

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  1. To put to death:
  2. To deprive of life:
  3. To put an end to; extinguish:

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• extirpate

  1. To destroy totally; kill off:
  2. To render absent or nonexistent:
  3. To pull up by the roots.

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  1. To destroy totally; kill off:
  2. To render absent or nonexistent:
  3. To pull up by the roots.

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• extinguish

  1. To cause (a fire or light) to stop burning or shining; put out.
  2. To put an end to or make extinct; destroy:
  3. To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned response).

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  1. To cause (a fire or light) to stop burning or shining; put out.
  2. To put an end to or make extinct; destroy:
  3. To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned response).

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• exterminate

  1. To get rid of by destroying completely:

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  1. To get rid of by destroying completely:

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• eradicate

  1. To tear up by the roots:
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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  1. To tear up by the roots:
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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• clear

  1. Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
  2. Not obscured or darkened; bright:
  3. Easily seen through; transparent:

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  1. Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
  2. Not obscured or darkened; bright:
  3. Easily seen through; transparent:

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• blot out

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see blot,"Ž out.
  2. To obscure.
  3. To make indecipherable; to obliterate

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see blot,"Ž out.
  2. To obscure.
  3. To make indecipherable; to obliterate

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• annihilate

  1. To destroy completely:
  2. To reduce to nonexistence:
  3. To defeat decisively:

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  1. To destroy completely:
  2. To reduce to nonexistence:
  3. To defeat decisively:

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• abolish

  1. To do away with; put an end to; annul:
  2. To destroy completely.

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  1. To do away with; put an end to; annul:
  2. To destroy completely.

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To rub or wipe out

• eradicate

  1. To tear up by the roots:
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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  1. To tear up by the roots:
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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• efface

  1. To rub or wipe out; erase:
  2. To remove or make indistinct:
  3. To conduct (oneself) inconspicuously:

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  1. To rub or wipe out; erase:
  2. To remove or make indistinct:
  3. To conduct (oneself) inconspicuously:

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• expunge

  1. To erase, delete, or strike out:
  2. To eliminate completely; wipe out:

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  1. To erase, delete, or strike out:
  2. To eliminate completely; wipe out:

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• obliterate

  1. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.
  2. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over:
  3. To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.

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  1. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.
  2. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over:
  3. To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.

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• cancel

  1. To annul or invalidate:
  2. To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time:
  3. To cross out with lines or other markings.

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  1. To annul or invalidate:
  2. To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time:
  3. To cross out with lines or other markings.

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• delete

  1. To cancel, strike out, or make impossible to be perceived:
  2. To remove from a document or record:
  3. To remove (a file, for example) from a hard drive or other storage medium.

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  1. To cancel, strike out, or make impossible to be perceived:
  2. To remove from a document or record:
  3. To remove (a file, for example) from a hard drive or other storage medium.

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*To kill

• dispatch

  1. To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.
  2. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly:
  3. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).

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  1. To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.
  2. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly:
  3. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).

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• slay

  1. To kill violently.
  2. To overwhelm, as with laughter or love:

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  1. To kill violently.
  2. To overwhelm, as with laughter or love:

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• murder

  1. The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
  2. An instance of such killing.
  3. Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous:

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  1. The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
  2. An instance of such killing.
  3. Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous:

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