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).
To omit from consideration.
To expel; to put out.
To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid.
To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.