transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈstər-mə-ˌnāt ]
transitive verb
( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )
Etymology: Latin exterminatus, past participle of exterminare, from ex- + terminus boundary — more at term
Date: 1591
: to get rid of completely usually by killing off
exterminate termites and cockroaches
• ex·ter·mi·na·tion -ˌstər-mə-ˈnā-shən noun
• ex·ter·mi·na·tor -ˈstər-mə-ˌnā-tər 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
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
many species have been extirpated from the area
eradicate implies the driving out or elimination of something that has established itself
a campaign to eradicate illiteracy
uproot implies a forcible or violent removal and stresses displacement or dislodgment rather than immediate destruction
the war uprooted thousands