jettison

Universal Words verb [VN] 1 to throw sth out of a moving plane or ship to make it lighter: to jettison fuel 2 to get rid of sth/sb that you no longer need or want SYNDISCARD: He was jettisoned as team coach after the defeat. 3 to reject an idea, belief, plan, etc. that you no longer think is useful or likely to be successful SYNABANDON