To destroy all traces of

• wipe out

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• uproot

  1. To pull up (a plant and its roots) from the ground.
  2. To remove or force from home or native land
  3. To destroy or remove utterly; eradicate

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  1. To pull up (a plant and its roots) from the ground.
  2. To remove or force from home or native land
  3. To destroy or remove utterly; eradicate

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• stamp out

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• snuff out

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• rub out

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• root

  1. To dig or turn (up or out) with or as with the snout
  2. To cause (a cutting from a plant) to develop roots, as by placing in water or in sand, soil, etc.
  3. To remove or get rid of. Often used with out :

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  1. To dig or turn (up or out) with or as with the snout
  2. To cause (a cutting from a plant) to develop roots, as by placing in water or in sand, soil, etc.
  3. To remove or get rid of. Often used with out :

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• remove

  1. To kill or assassinate
  2. To be removable
  3. To move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another

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  1. To kill or assassinate
  2. To be removable
  3. To move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another

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• obliterate

  1. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over:
  2. To blot out or wear away, leaving no traces; erase; efface
  3. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.

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  1. To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over:
  2. To blot out or wear away, leaving no traces; erase; efface
  3. To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.

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• liquidate

  1. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
  2. To settle by agreement or legal process the amount of (indebtedness, damages, etc.)
  3. To dispose of or get rid of, as by killing

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  1. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
  2. To settle by agreement or legal process the amount of (indebtedness, damages, etc.)
  3. To dispose of or get rid of, as by killing

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• kill

  1. To destroy a vitally essential quality in:
  2. (Informal) To overcome with laughter, chagrin, pleasure, surprise, etc.
  3. To cause (an engine, etc.) to stop; turn off

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  1. To destroy a vitally essential quality in:
  2. (Informal) To overcome with laughter, chagrin, pleasure, surprise, etc.
  3. To cause (an engine, etc.) to stop; turn off

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• extirpate

  1. To pull up by the roots; root out
  2. To remove by surgery.
  3. To destroy or remove completely; exterminate; abolish

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  1. To pull up by the roots; root out
  2. To remove by surgery.
  3. To destroy or remove completely; exterminate; abolish

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• extinguish

  1. To put an end to; destroy or cause to die out
  2. (Psychology) To bring about the extinction of a conditioned response.
  3. To cause a fire or light to stop burning or shining; put out.

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  1. To put an end to; destroy or cause to die out
  2. (Psychology) To bring about the extinction of a conditioned response.
  3. To cause a fire or light to stop burning or shining; put out.

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• exterminate

  1. To get rid of by destroying completely:

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  1. To get rid of by destroying completely:

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• erase

  1. To remove (data) from a computer storage device
  2. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping.
  3. To remove recorded material from (a magnetic tape or disk, for example):

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  1. To remove (data) from a computer storage device
  2. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping.
  3. To remove recorded material from (a magnetic tape or disk, for example):

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• eradicate

  1. To tear out by the roots; uproot
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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  1. To tear out by the roots; uproot
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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• clear

  1. (Informal) All the way; completely:
  2. To become clear, unclouded, etc.
  3. To remove the occupants of:

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  1. (Informal) All the way; completely:
  2. To become clear, unclouded, etc.
  3. To remove the occupants of:

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• blot out

  1. To make indecipherable; to obliterate
  2. To obscure.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see blot,"Ž out.

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  1. To make indecipherable; to obliterate
  2. To obscure.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see blot,"Ž out.

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• abolish

  1. To do away with; put an end to; annul:
  2. To do away with completely; put an end to; esp., to make (a law, etc.) null and void
  3. (Archaic) To destroy completely.

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  1. To do away with; put an end to; annul:
  2. To do away with completely; put an end to; esp., to make (a law, etc.) null and void
  3. (Archaic) To destroy completely.

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To kill savagely and indiscriminately

• slaughter

  1. To kill in a violent or brutal manner.
  2. (Informal) To conquer or defeat completely
  3. To kill (animals) especially for food; butcher.

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  1. To kill in a violent or brutal manner.
  2. (Informal) To conquer or defeat completely
  3. To kill (animals) especially for food; butcher.

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• massacre

  1. (Informal) To defeat decisively.
  2. (Informal) To botch; bungle:
  3. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.

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  1. (Informal) To defeat decisively.
  2. (Informal) To botch; bungle:
  3. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.

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• decimate

  1. To select by lot and kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers).
  2. (Obs.) To take a tenth part of; tithe
  3. To destroy or kill a large part of

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  1. To select by lot and kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers).
  2. (Obs.) To take a tenth part of; tithe
  3. To destroy or kill a large part of

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• butcher

  1. To botch; bungle:
  2. To kill (people, game, etc.) brutally, senselessly, or in large numbers; slaughter
  3. To slaughter or prepare (animals) for market.

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  1. To botch; bungle:
  2. To kill (people, game, etc.) brutally, senselessly, or in large numbers; slaughter
  3. To slaughter or prepare (animals) for market.

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To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat

• smear

  1. To apply by spreading or daubing:
  2. To spread or daub (a surface, for example) with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance.
  3. To apply (a ) to, so as to leave a coating, mark, etc.

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  1. To apply by spreading or daubing:
  2. To spread or daub (a surface, for example) with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance.
  3. To apply (a ) to, so as to leave a coating, mark, etc.

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• shellac

  1. (Informal, US) To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts.
  2. To apply shellac to; cover or varnish with shellac
  3. To coat or finish with shellac.

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  1. (Informal, US) To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts.
  2. To apply shellac to; cover or varnish with shellac
  3. To coat or finish with shellac.

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• cream

  1. To add cream to
  2. To separate as cream
  3. To cook with cream or a cream sauce

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  1. To add cream to
  2. To separate as cream
  3. To cook with cream or a cream sauce

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• clobber

  1. To strike with great force
  2. To beat or hit repeatedly; maul
  3. To strike violently and repeatedly; batter or maul.

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  1. To strike with great force
  2. To beat or hit repeatedly; maul
  3. To strike violently and repeatedly; batter or maul.

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• wallop

  1. To move along in a rapid, reckless, awkward way
  2. To strike with a hard blow:
  3. To move in a heavy or clumsy manner.

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  1. To move along in a rapid, reckless, awkward way
  2. To strike with a hard blow:
  3. To move in a heavy or clumsy manner.

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• massacre

  1. To kill indiscriminately and mercilessly and in large numbers
  2. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.
  3. (Informal) To botch; bungle:

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  1. To kill indiscriminately and mercilessly and in large numbers
  2. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.
  3. (Informal) To botch; bungle:

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• vanquish

  1. To conquer or defeat in battle; force into submission
  2. To overcome (a feeling, condition, etc.); suppress
  3. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress:

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  1. To conquer or defeat in battle; force into submission
  2. To overcome (a feeling, condition, etc.); suppress
  3. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress:

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• trounce

  1. To defeat decisively:
  2. To criticize severely:
  3. To beat; thrash; flog

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  1. To defeat decisively:
  2. To criticize severely:
  3. To beat; thrash; flog

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• thrash

  1. To move wildly or violently:
  2. To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick.
  3. To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail:

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  1. To move wildly or violently:
  2. To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick.
  3. To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail:

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• steamroller

  1. To move or proceed with overwhelming or crushing force.
  2. To move with overwhelming force, or use steamroller tactics
  3. To overwhelm or suppress ruthlessly; crush.

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  1. To move or proceed with overwhelming or crushing force.
  2. To move with overwhelming force, or use steamroller tactics
  3. To overwhelm or suppress ruthlessly; crush.

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• smash

  1. To strike with a heavy blow or impact:
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. To break or shatter into pieces with noise or violence

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  1. To strike with a heavy blow or impact:
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. To break or shatter into pieces with noise or violence

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• overwhelm

  1. To defeat completely and decisively:
  2. To present with an excessive amount:
  3. To turn over; upset:

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  1. To defeat completely and decisively:
  2. To present with an excessive amount:
  3. To turn over; upset:

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• overpower

  1. To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
  2. To dominate because of superior or excessive strength; overwhelm
  3. To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.

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  1. To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
  2. To dominate because of superior or excessive strength; overwhelm
  3. To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.

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• drub

  1. To beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash
  2. To thrash with a stick.
  3. To defeat soundly in a fight, contest, etc.

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  1. To beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash
  2. To thrash with a stick.
  3. To defeat soundly in a fight, contest, etc.

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• crush

  1. To be or become crushed:
  2. To crumple or rumple:
  3. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.

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  1. To be or become crushed:
  2. To crumple or rumple:
  3. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.

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To put an end to, especially formally and with authority

• extinguish

  1. To put an end to; destroy or cause to die out
  2. (Psychology) To bring about the extinction of a conditioned response.
  3. To cause a fire or light to stop burning or shining; put out.

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  1. To put an end to; destroy or cause to die out
  2. (Psychology) To bring about the extinction of a conditioned response.
  3. To cause a fire or light to stop burning or shining; put out.

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• void

  1. To leave; vacate.
  2. To make void or of no validity; invalidate:
  3. To take out (the contents of something); empty.

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  1. To leave; vacate.
  2. To make void or of no validity; invalidate:
  3. To take out (the contents of something); empty.

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• vitiate

  1. To reduce the value or quality of; impair or spoil:
  2. To make ineffective (a contract or legal stipulation, for example); invalidate.
  3. To weaken morally; debase; pervert

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  1. To reduce the value or quality of; impair or spoil:
  2. To make ineffective (a contract or legal stipulation, for example); invalidate.
  3. To weaken morally; debase; pervert

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• set-aside

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• nullify

  1. (Law) to make legally invalid.
  2. To counteract the force or effectiveness of.
  3. To cancel out

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  1. (Law) to make legally invalid.
  2. To counteract the force or effectiveness of.
  3. To cancel out

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• negate

  1. To make negative:
  2. (Computers) To perform the machine logic operation NOT gate.
  3. To deny the existence or truth of

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  1. To make negative:
  2. (Computers) To perform the machine logic operation NOT gate.
  3. To deny the existence or truth of

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• invalidate

  1. To make invalid; deprive of legal force

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  1. To make invalid; deprive of legal force

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• cancel

  1. To do away with; wipe out; abolish, withdraw, etc.
  2. To cross out with lines or other marks, as in deleting written matter or marking a check as used and cleared
  3. To offset or cancel each other

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  1. To do away with; wipe out; abolish, withdraw, etc.
  2. To cross out with lines or other marks, as in deleting written matter or marking a check as used and cleared
  3. To offset or cancel each other

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• annul

  1. To make or declare void or invalid, as a marriage or a law; nullify.
  2. To bring to an end the effect or existence of; cancel out:

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  1. To make or declare void or invalid, as a marriage or a law; nullify.
  2. To bring to an end the effect or existence of; cancel out:

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• abrogate

  1. To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority:
  2. To cancel or repeal by authority; annul

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  1. To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority:
  2. To cancel or repeal by authority; annul

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• abolish

  1. To do away with completely; put an end to; esp., to make (a law, etc.) null and void
  2. (Archaic) To destroy completely.
  3. To do away with; put an end to; annul:

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  1. To do away with completely; put an end to; esp., to make (a law, etc.) null and void
  2. (Archaic) To destroy completely.
  3. To do away with; put an end to; annul:

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