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extermine
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ex·ter·mine
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mɪn
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verb (used with object),
ex·ter·mined,
ex·ter·min·ing.
Obsolete
.
to exterminate.
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Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
<
Latin
extermināre
to drive beyond the boundaries.
See
ex-
1
,
terminate
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