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).
To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.
To erase or strike out.