exterminate
[ ik-stur-muh-neyt ]
verb (used with object),ex·ter·mi·nat·ed, ex·ter·mi·nat·ing.
to get rid of by destroying; destroy totally; extirpate: to exterminate an enemy; to exterminate insects.
Origin of exterminate
1Other words for exterminate
Other words from exterminate
- ex·ter·mi·na·ble [ik-stur-muh-nuh-buhl], /ɪkˈstɜr mə nə bəl/, adjective
- ex·ter·mi·na·tion, noun
- non·ex·ter·mi·na·tion, noun
- self-ex·ter·mi·na·tion, noun
- un·ex·ter·mi·na·ble, adjective
- un·ex·ter·mi·nat·ed, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
British Dictionary definitions for exterminate
exterminate
/ (ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪt) /
verb
(tr) to destroy (living things, esp pests or vermin) completely; annihilate; eliminate
Origin of exterminate
1C16: from Latin extermināre to drive away, from terminus boundary
Derived forms of exterminate
- exterminable, adjective
- extermination, noun
- exterminative or exterminatory, adjective
- exterminator, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse