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[ ik-stur -muh -neyt ] SHOW IPA
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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 1535–45; <Latin exterminātus, past participle of extermināre to extermine; see -ate1
SYNONYMS FOR exterminate eradicate, abolish, annihilate, eliminate.
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OTHER WORDS FROM exterminate ex·ter·mi·na·ble [ik-stur -muh -nuh -buh l], /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
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British Dictionary definitions for exterminate verb (tr) to destroy (living things, esp pests or vermin) completely; annihilate; eliminate
Derived forms of exterminate exterminable , adjective extermination , noun exterminative or exterminatory , adjective exterminator , noun Word Origin for exterminate C16: from Latin extermināre to drive away, from terminus boundary
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