exterminate

ex·ter·mi·nate

 (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.

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[Latin extermināre, extermināt-, to drive out : ex-, ex- + termināre, to mark boundaries (from terminus, boundary marker).]

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ex·ter′mi·na′tion n.

ex·ter′mi·na′tive, ex·ter′mi·na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj.

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exterminate

(ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪt) or

extermine

vb

(tr) to destroy (living things, esp pests or vermin) completely; annihilate; eliminate

[C16: from Latin extermināre to drive away, from terminus boundary]

exˈterminable adj

exˌtermiˈnation n

exˈterminative, exˈterminatory adj

exˈtermiˌnator n

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ex•ter•mi•nate

(ɪkˈstɜr məˌneɪt)

v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing.

to get rid of by destroying: to exterminate insect pests.

[1535–45; < Latin exterminātus]

ex•ter`mi•na′tion, n.

ex•ter′mi•na`tor, n.

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exterminate

Past participle: exterminated
Gerund: exterminating

Imperative

exterminate

exterminate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	exterminate - kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe" kill off kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	2.	exterminate - destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption" extirpate, root out, uproot, eradicate destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

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exterminate

verb destroy, kill, eliminate, abolish, eradicate, annihilate, extirpate A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.

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exterminate

verb

To destroy all traces of:

abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.

Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.

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Translations

يُبيد، يُفْني، يَقْضي عَلى

udryddeudslette

ausrotten

exterminersupprimer

útrÿma

sterminaresterminioestirpare

iznīcinātizskaust

изводитьистребитьистреблятьубитьуничтожать

iztrebiti

ortadan kaldırmakyok etmek

消除灭绝

exterminate

[eksˈtɜːmɪneɪt] VT → exterminar

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exterminate

[ɪkˈstɜː^rmɪneɪt] vt → exterminer

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exterminate

vt → ausrotten, vernichten; disease, beliefs, ideas → ausrotten

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exterminate

[ɪksˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt] vt → sterminare

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exterminate

(ikˈstəːmineit) verb

to get rid of or destroy completely. Rats must be exterminated from a building or they will cause disease. uitdelg, uitroei يُبيد، يُفْني، يَقْضي عَلى унищожавам exterminar vyhubit ausrotten udslette; udrydde εξολοθρεύωexterminar hävitama ریشه کن کردن؛ از بین بردن tuhota exterminer להשמיד पूर्णतया नष्ट करना iskorijeniti, uništiti kiirt membasmi útrÿma sterminare 絶滅する 박멸하다 išnaikinti iznīcināt; izskaust membasmi uitroeienutrydde, tilintetgjørewytępić له منځه وړل exterminar a extermina, a stârpi уничтожать vyhubiť iztrebiti istrebiti utrota ทำลายสิ้น ortadan kaldırmak, yok etmek 滅絕, 根除 винищувати; викорінювати مکمل طور پر تباہ کر دینا tiêu diệt 灭绝，消除

exˌtermiˈnation noun

uitroeiing إبادَه، إفْناء، قَضاء عَلى унищожение extermínio vyhlazení die Ausrottung udslettelse; udryddelse εξολόθρευσηexterminación, exterminio hävitamine نابودی؛ ریشه کنی tuhoaminen exterminationחיסול निर्मूलन uništenje, istrebljenje kiirtás pembasmian útrÿming sterminio 絶滅 박멸 išnaikinimas iznīcināšana; izskaušana pembasmian uitroeiingutrydding, tilintetgjørelse wyniszczenie له منځه وړلنه extermínio exterminare, stâr­pire уничтожение vyhubenie iztrebljenje istrebljenje utrotning การทำลายล้าง ortadan kaldırma, yok etme 滅絕，根除 винищування; викорінювання استیصال sự tiêu diệt 灭绝，根绝

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