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eliminate

verb/əˈlɪməˌneɪt/

to get rid of something that is unwanted

If you find it difficult to decide, it's helpful to eliminate the choices you are certain you don't want.

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word origin — mid 16th century (in the sense ‘drive out’): from Latin eliminat- ‘turned out of doors’, from the verb eliminare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’