extermination, liquidation
(noun) the act of exterminating
extinction, extermination
(noun) complete annihilation; “they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
extermination (countable and uncountable, plural exterminations)
The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication
Elimination.
• (total destruction): excision
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*ter`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: Elimination. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
