Exterminate

глагол искоренять; аннулировать, истреблять, ликвидировать Синоним(ы): destroy

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Exterminate

transitive verb (-nated; -nating) Etymology: Latin exterminatus, past participle of exterminare, from ex- + terminus boundary — more at term to get rid of completely usually by killing off Example: exterminate termites and cockroachesextermination nounexterminator noun Synonyms: exterminate, extirpate, eradicate, uproot mean to effect the destruction or abolition of something. exterminate implies complete and immediate extinction by killing off all individuals Example: exterminate cockroaches. extirpate implies extinction of a race, family, species, or sometimes an idea or doctrine by destruction or removal of its means of propagation Example: many species have been extirpated from the area. eradicate implies the driving out or elimination of something that has established itself Example: a campaign to eradicate illiteracy. uproot implies a forcible or violent removal and stresses displacement or dislodgment rather than immediate destruction Example: the war uprooted thousands.

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