Synonyms: kill off, exterminate
Definition: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
Usage: Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
Similar words: kill
Definition: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Usage: This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank; The farmer killed a pig for the holidays
Synonyms: root out, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, uproot
Definition: destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Usage: the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted root out corruption
Similar words: destroy, destruct
Definition: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Usage: The fire destroyed the house