eliminate

verb6

1. •
   to remove something completely, so that none of it is left

   • The air-handling equipment humidifies, dehumidifies, and distributes the correct amount of fresh air into every zone and eliminates all smoke, dust, and odors, with electric precipitrons. — 1949
2. •
   To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.
3. •
   To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).

   • Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.
   • John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight.
4. •
   To render (a facility) unusable, to destroy it; to disable (a soldier), make them unable to fight (typically but not necessarily by killing)
5. •
   To kill (a person or animal).

   • a ruthless mobster who eliminated his enemies
6. •
   To excrete (waste products).

   • In one study, 65.8% of the cat owners relinquishing a cat thought that their cat eliminated outside the litter box or destroyed furniture to spite them. — 2015