n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
[たいじ, taiji](n, vs) (1) extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; suppression; (2) { Buddh } making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; (3) curing illness; (P)#13146[Add to Longdo]