extermine

[ik-stur-min]

ex·ter·mine

[ik-stur-min]
verb (used with object), ex·ter·mined, ex·ter·min·ing. Obsolete.
to exterminate.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin extermināre to drive beyond the boundaries. See ex-1, terminate
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