Dictionary Definition
exterminate
Verb
1 kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill
many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists,
and homosexuals of Europe" [syn: kill off]
2 destroy completely, as if down to the roots;
"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" [syn:
uproot, eradicate, extirpate]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
Translations
to bring an end to. A rather strong word that
implies that what has been ended won't resurface
- Kurdish:
to kill all of
- ttbc Dutch: uitroeien
- ttbc Portuguese: exterminar
Related terms
Extensive Definition
Extermination is the act of killing or murdering with the intention of
eradicating demographics within a
population.
- When applied to humans, the term genocide is more often used. However, extermination is categorized in international criminal law as a crime against humanity that is a crime distinct from genocide.
- Extermination of insects or vermin relates to the field of pest control. The term is not preferred by pest control practitioners.
- In the popular British television show Doctor Who "Exterminate!" (usually pronounced "EX-TER-MIN-ATE, with each syllable heavily emphasised), is the battle cry of the Daleks. It is also the Daleks' intention to exterminate every other form of life in the universe.
- Extermination (video game) is a Playstation 2 game made by Sony Computer Entertainment.
- "Exterminate! (song), a song by Snap!.
exterminate in Czech: Exterminace
exterminate in Ukrainian:
Екстермінація
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abate,
abolish, annihilate, bereave of life,
blot out, bump off, butcher, carry away, carry off,
cast off, chloroform,
cut down, cut off, cut out, deprive of life, deracinate, destroy, dispatch, dispel, dispose of, do away with,
do for, do to death, eliminate, end, eradicate, execute, extinguish, extirpate, finish, finish off, fling off,
get rid of, immolate,
kill, launch into eternity,
liquidate, lynch, make away with, martyr, martyrize, massacre, murder, obliterate, poison, purge, put away, put down, put to
death, put to sleep, remove, remove from life, root
out, root up, rub out, sacrifice, shake off, shoo, slaughter, slay, stamp out, starve, sweep away, take life,
take off, terminate,
throw away, throw off, uproot, waste, weed out, wipe
out