Definition

1. Verb:
   • To exterminate: To destroy or kill something completely, especially a group of living things perceived as harmful or undesirable.
   • To root out: To find and remove or destroy something completely, especially a problem, cause, or source of trouble.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Diệt trừ sâu bệnh. (To exterminate pests.)
  • Chính phủ quyết tâm diệt trừ tham nhũng. (The government is determined to root out corruption.)
  • Cần diệt trừ tận gốc các tệ nạn xã hội. (It is necessary to eradicate social evils at their root.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal, administrative, or military contexts to describe decisive and comprehensive action against a widespread threat.
• It implies a final, thorough action aimed at total removal, not just temporary control.

Variants and Related Words

• Tiêu diệt (v): To destroy, to annihilate. Often used for enemies or targets in a conflict.
  • Tiêu diệt quân địch. (To annihilate the enemy forces.)
• Trừ khử (v): To eliminate, to get rid of. Can be used in similar contexts but may sound slightly less absolute.
  • Trừ khử mối nguy hiểm. (To eliminate a danger.)

Synonyms

• Eradicate: To remove or destroy completely.
• Eliminate: To completely remove or get rid of something.
• Annihilate: To destroy utterly.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Diệt trừ tận gốc: To eradicate at the root; to eliminate completely, leaving no trace.
  • Phải diệt trừ tận gốc cỏ dại trong vườn. (We must weed out the garden at the root.)

1. Exterminate, root out
   • Diệt trừ sâu bệnh
     To exterminate pest
   • Diệt trừ nạn hạn hán và lũ lụt
     To root out the cause of droughts and floods