to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.

to efface; wipe out or destroy.

verb

bear , build , construct , create

verb

abolish , annihilate , annul , black , black out * , blot out , blue pencil , call all bets off , call off , cancel , cut , delete , discard , drop , efface , eradicate , erase , exclude , exterminate , extinguish , extirpate , gut , kayo , kill , knock off * , ko , launder * , omit , raze , remove , scrub * , strike out , take out , trim , wipe out , x out , zap * , blot , cross , obliterate , rub , scratch , strike , undo , wipe , x , dele , destroy , eliminate