Exterminate
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To destroy utterly; to cut off; to extirpate; to
annihilate; to root out; as, to exterminate a colony, a tribe, or a
nation; to exterminate error or vice. -
Exterminate is the sound a Dalek makes before it fires its Extermination Ray. So far, only two things have negated its effect: a fully-functional forcefield powered by an extrapolater; the Time And Relative Dimensions In Space, directed through Rose.
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V.
To kill on mass
What a Dalek - From the science fiction show Doctor Who - crys before killing (or missing) the intended victim. Screetched in metallic tones, every sylablle distinct. -
kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many;
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Destroy completely.
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/ikˈstərməˌnāt/
verb
A word synonymous with kill or eradicate, EXTERMINATE is often used in generic sci-fi TV shows and movies by [faceless] robotic soldiers in an effort to make them sound much more dangerous than an organic [foot soldier], often times failing and making the generic sci-fi media even more generic. The only exception appears to be the [Daleks] from Doctor Who, who manage to live up to their lust for destruction of all life in the universe.
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