To hinder or prevent.
To exclude or shut out; to bar.
To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.
To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
To kill (a person or animal).
To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.
To excrete (waste products).