exterming
/ɪkˈstɜrmɪŋ/
verb
- The act of killing or destroying all members of a group of living things, especially pests or unwanted organisms.
- The government launched a program exterming rats from the city's sewers.
- The pest control company is exterming the cockroaches in the apartment building.
- Farmers have been exterming invasive weeds to protect their crops.
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