exterminating
Completely destroying pests
Exterminating is the act of completely destroying or killing off a population—typically pests, vermin, or unwanted organisms: The exterminator is coming Tuesday for the roaches.
The word implies thoroughness, eliminating every last member of a group.
Applied to people, exterminating carries the weight of genocide or mass murder: The regime's policy of exterminating ethnic minorities.
Disinfection via airborne chemicals
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- rodenticideSubstance lethal to rats
- trapsDevices for catching prey
bait · poison · spray · infestation · vermin · eradication · treatment · inspection
fumigation
Disinfection via airborne chemicals
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- rodenticideSubstance lethal to rats
traps · bait · poison · spray · infestation · vermin · eradication · treatment · inspection · prevention
- eliminatingeliminating, eradicating, wiping out, abolishing, annihilating
- destructiondestruction, destroying, demolishing, devastation, ruination
exterminatingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
conserving · protecting · saving · sparing · safeguarding
exterminatingcreating
Making something new
generating · producing · breeding · propagating · multiplying
exterminatingnurturing
Supportive care-giving
cultivating · breeding · propagating · multiplying · repopulating
- extermination campsFacilities for mass murder