Definitions:

1. remove from a contest or race verb
   • The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race
2. terminate, end, or take out verb
   • Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics

Synonyms:

• abolish
• annihilate
• carry off
• decimate
• do away with
• eradicate
• extinguish
• get rid of
• obviate
• pass
• reject
• rid of
• wipe out