extermination

Definition of Extermination in English :

1. extermination, extinction

complete annihilation

Example Sentences:
'they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs'

2. extermination, liquidation

the act of exterminating

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Extermination

verb

(transitive)

to destroy (living things, esp pests or vermin) completely; annihilate; eliminate

verb transitiveWord forms: exˈtermiˌnated or exˈtermiˌnating

to destroy or get rid of entirely, as by killing; wipe out; annihilate

tr.v. ex·ter·mi·nat·ed, ex·ter·mi·nat·ing, ex·ter·mi·nates

To get rid of by destroying completely: exterminated the termites that were weakening the wall. See Synonyms at annihilate.