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Exterminatory

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ex·ter·mi·nate  (k-stûrm-nt)
tr.v. ex·ter·mi·nat·ed, ex·ter·mi·nat·ing, ex·ter·mi·nates
To get rid of by destroying completely; extirpate. See Synonyms at abolish.
[Latin exterminre, extermint-, to drive out : ex-, ex- + terminre, to mark boundaries (from terminus, boundary marker).]
ex·termi·nation n.
ex·termi·native, ex·termi·na·tory (-n-tôr, -tr) adj.
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