To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.
To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.
To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.
To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
To kill (a person or animal).
To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.
To excrete (waste products).