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[こん()·ぜつ()]
konzetsu
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 根絶

noun, suru verb
  1. eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of

Definition and Synonyms for 根絶

Kill end or extinguish by forceful means
Synonyms: 掃滅, 掃討, 根絶, 覆滅, 退治, 退治る
Annihilate kill in large numbers
Synonyms: 掃滅, 撃滅, 撲滅, 根絶, 殲滅, 滅ぼす, 討滅, 討ち滅ぼす
Liquidation the act of exterminating
Synonyms: 全滅, 抹殺, 撃滅, 撲滅, 根こそぎ, 根絶, 根絶やし, 殲滅, 皆殺し, 退治, 退治る, 鏖殺, 駆逐, 駆除
Eradication the complete destruction of every trace of something
Synonyms: 根絶
Extinction complete annihilation
Synonyms: 全滅, 根絶, 絶滅

Meanings for each kanji in 根絶

» root; radical; head (pimple)
» discontinue; beyond; sever; cut off; abstain; interrupt; suppress

Categories 根絶 is a member of

Devastation the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
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End bring to an end or halt
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Kill cause to die
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Annihilation total destruction
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Demolition an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
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Sample Sentences for 根絶

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

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