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exterminate
[ ik-stur-muh-neyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to get rid of by destroying; destroy totally; extirpate:
to exterminate an enemy; to exterminate insects.
Synonyms: eliminate, annihilate, abolish, eradicate
exterminate
/ ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪt /
verb
- tr to destroy (living things, esp pests or vermin) completely; annihilate; eliminate
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Derived Forms
- exˈtermiˌnator, noun
- exˈterminable, adjective
- exˌtermiˈnation, noun
- exˈterminative, adjective
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Other Words From
- ex·ter·mi·na·ble [ik-, stur, -m, uh, -n, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ex·termi·nation noun
- nonex·termi·nation noun
- self-ex·termi·nation noun
- unex·termi·na·ble adjective
- unex·termi·nated adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exterminate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exterminate1
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Example Sentences
Next was World War II: machine enabled Hitler, who in turn attempted to exterminate an entire people.
Riegner warned the Allies that Berlin had a plan to exterminate all Jews in countries occupied or controlled by Germany.
I think your efforts also may rival that of Germany's Adolf Hitler in his attempt to exterminate an entire race of people.
“We expect the regime to try to exterminate us all,” he said.
Despite having the nickname “the exterminator,” DeLay did not try to exterminate wasteful spending when in power.
There was not a moment to lose, for one well-directed shot might exterminate half of us.
From the very first of the war their work was to help exterminate the guerrilla bands which infested the State.
The regular troops, the constabulary, and other armed forces combined were unable to exterminate brigandage.
You like to divide yourselves into nations, to trick yourselves out in national costumes, and to exterminate each other to music!
Shepherds have entered into a conspiracy to exterminate the wolves.
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