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[Cf. F. extermination.]
1. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field.
2. (Math.) Elimination. [R.]
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- Utter destruction: annihilation, eradication, extinction, extinguishment, extirpation, liquidation, obliteration. See crimes, help/harm/harmless, make/unmake.
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IN BRIEF: The killing or destroying completely.
The extermination of the mosquitoes was carried out by mosquito fish.
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- Release Date: 1987
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Extermination is the act of killing 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 which is separate 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), a PlayStation 2 game made by Sony Computer Entertainment.
- Exterminate! (song), a song by Snap!.
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