exterminatory


ex·ter·mi·nate

E0296600 (ĭk-stûr′mə-nāt′)tr.v. ex·ter·mi·nat·ed, ex·ter·mi·nat·ing, ex·ter·mi·nates To get rid of by destroying completely: exterminated the termites that were weakening the wall. See Synonyms at annihilate.
[Latin extermināre, extermināt-, to drive out : ex-, ex- + termināre, to mark boundaries (from terminus, boundary marker).]
ex·ter′mi·na′tion n.ex·ter′mi·na′tive, ex·ter′mi·na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj.

ex•ter•mi•na•to•ry

(ɪkˈstɜr mə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)

also ex•ter•mi•na•tive

(-ˌneɪ tɪv)

adj. serving or tending to exterminate. [1780–90]