| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abrogate | formally put an end to |
| 2. | annul | make legally invalid |
| 3. | ban | officially prohibit |
| 4. | banish | send away; eliminate |
| 5. | blot out | erase or destroy |
| 6. | bring to a close | end formally |
| 7. | bring to an end | cause to stop |
| 8. | cancel | call off or invalidate |
| 9. | cast off | discard or shed |
| 10. | cease | stop happening or existing |
| 11. | clear out | remove completely |
| 12. | close down | shut permanently |
| 13. | consign to history | end and leave behind |
| 14. | consign to the past | leave behind permanently |
| 15. | countermand | revoke by contrary order |
| 16. | curtail | reduce or cut short |
| 17. | cut out | remove or stop |
| 18. | deauthorize | remove official approval |
| 19. | decommission | take out of service |
| 20. | deprive of force | remove legal effect |
| 21. | destroy | put an end to |
| 22. | disband | break up formally |
| 23. | discontinue | stop continuing |
| 24. | disestablish | end official status of |
| 25. | dismantle | take apart; end system |
| 26. | dispense with | manage without; drop |
| 27. | do away with | get rid of |
| 28. | drop | stop or abandon |
| 29. | efface | wipe out or erase |
| 30. | eliminate | remove completely |
| 31. | end | bring to a stop |
| 32. | eradicate | wipe out completely |
| 33. | erase | remove completely |
| 34. | excise | cut out or remove |
| 35. | expunge | erase or remove completely |
| 36. | exterminate | destroy completely |
| 37. | extinguish | put out; end |
| 38. | extirpate | root out completely |
| 39. | forbid | not allow |
| 40. | forgo | go without; give up |
| 41. | forswear | formally renounce |
| 42. | halt | bring to a stop |
| 43. | interdict | officially forbid or prohibit |
| 44. | invalidate | make legally void |
| 45. | jettison | discard or abandon |
| 46. | junk | discard as no longer wanted |
| 47. | kill off | eliminate completely |
| 48. | knock off | bring to an end |
| 49. | knock out | eliminate from action |
| 50. | lay to rest | end permanently |
| 51. | liquidate | eliminate completely |
| 52. | negate | make ineffective or invalid |
| 53. | neutralise | make powerless or ineffective |
| 54. | neutralize | make powerless or ineffective |
| 55. | nullify | make without legal force |
| 56. | obliterate | destroy all trace of |
| 57. | obsolete | make no longer used |
| 58. | overrule | reject by higher authority |
| 59. | overturn | reverse or invalidate officially |
| 60. | phase out | end gradually |
| 61. | prohibit | forbid by authority |
| 62. | purge | remove unwanted elements |
| 63. | put an end to | stop completely |
| 64. | put to rest | end or settle |
| 65. | quash | suppress or void |
| 66. | quell | put an end to |
| 67. | remove | take away |
| 68. | render invalid | make not valid |
| 69. | render void | make invalid |
| 70. | renounce | give up formally |
| 71. | repeal | officially revoke a law |
| 72. | rescind | officially withdraw or cancel |
| 73. | retire | withdraw from use |
| 74. | retract | draw back formally |
| 75. | revoke | take back officially |
| 76. | root out | find and eliminate |
| 77. | scrap | discard or stop using |
| 78. | set aside | cancel or disregard officially |
| 79. | shut down | close or stop operations |
| 80. | slough off | get rid of |
| 81. | snuff out | end abruptly |
| 82. | stamp out | put an end to |
| 83. | stop | bring to an end |
| 84. | strike down | declare invalid or end |
| 85. | strike off | remove from a list |
| 86. | suppress | put an end to |
| 87. | take away | remove or eliminate |
| 88. | take off the books | remove from records |
| 89. | terminate | bring to an end |
| 90. | throw out | discard or reject |
| 91. | undo | reverse or cancel |
| 92. | unmake | undo or destroy |
| 93. | vacate | cancel or annul |
| 94. | vitiate | impair legal validity |
| 95. | void | make legally ineffective |
| 96. | wind up | bring to an end |
| 97. | wipe off the books | remove officially |
| 98. | wipe out | destroy completely |
| 99. | withdraw | remove or retract |
| 100. | wrap up | bring to a close |