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exterminateex‧ter‧mi‧nate /ɪkˈstɜːməneɪt $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive]   exterminateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of exterminare ‘to drive out’, from terminus ‘edge’ VERB TABLEexterminate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | exterminate | | he, she, it | exterminates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | exterminated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have exterminated | | he, she, it | has exterminated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had exterminated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will exterminate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have exterminated |
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| Present | I | am exterminating | | he, she, it | is exterminating | | you, we, they | are exterminating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was exterminating | | you, we, they | were exterminating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been exterminating | | he, she, it | has been exterminating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been exterminating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be exterminating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been exterminating |
- Ranchers systematically exterminated prairie dogs on their land.
- There was an attempt to exterminate ethnic groups in the north of the country.
- Boves's mestizos aimed to exterminate the creoles and to destroy their property.
- By exterminating farm animals, the option of small organic farms is eroded.
- Each new form will tend to take the place of, and finally to exterminate, its own less improved parent.
- Let them kill, skin and sell until the buffalo are exterminated.
- The Khmer Rouge exterminated as many as two million Cambodiansa quarter of the population.
- The logic of Fly was simple: there is a fly on the screen that is bothersome and should be exterminated.
- This elegant insect is a formidable greenfly guzzler and its larvae are particularly good at exterminating these ubiquitous pests.
to kill a large number of people► massacre to kill a large number of people in a violent way: · Thousands of peaceful demonstrators were massacred by the soldiers. ► slaughter to kill a large number of people in a violent way. Slaughter is also used about killing animals for food: · The army slaughtered thousands of civilians in an effort to stop the revolt.· The pigs were slaughtered on the farm. ► exterminate to kill large numbers of a particular group, so that they no longer exist: · Hitler’s goal was to exterminate the Jews. to kill a large number of people► kill · Thousands of the rebels were killed in a gun battle with government troops.· The gunman killed 22 people and wounded 15, before turning his gun on himself. ► massacre to kill a large number of people easily, because they are not able to defend themselves well enough: · They have massacred hundreds of innocent people.· Claims by refugees that 1000 people had been massacred were denied by the local authorities. ► slaughter to kill a large number of people in a very cruel or violent way: · Men ran through the village burning houses and slaughtering the inhabitants.· Men, women and children were slaughtered in groups by their captors. ► exterminate to kill large numbers of a particular group or race of people so that it no longer exists: · There was an attempt to exterminate ethnic groups in the north of the country. to kill large numbers of people or animals of a particular type so that they no longer exist:  Staff use the poison to exterminate moles and rabbits.► see thesaurus at kill—exterminator noun [countable]—extermination /ɪkˌstɜːməˈneɪʃən $ -ɜːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable]: the extermination of the indigenous peoples |