exterminate

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.

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[Latin exterminre, extermint-, to drive out : ex-, ex- + terminre, to mark boundaries (from terminus, boundary marker).]

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ex·termi·nation n.

ex·termi·native, ex·termi·na·tory (-n-tôr, -tr) adj.

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exterminate [ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪt]

vb

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

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

exterminable  adj

extermination  n

exterminative , exterminatory adj

exterminator  n

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.

Translations

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 [ɪksˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt] vt → sterminare

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exterminate

v exterminate [ikˈstəːmineit]

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 vyhubit udslette; udrydde ausrotten εξολοθρεύω exterminar 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 uitroeien utrydde, tilintetgjøre wytępić exterminar a extermina, a stârpi уничтожать vyhubiť iztrebiti istrebiti utrota ทำลายสิ้น ortadan kaldırmak, yok etmek 滅絕, 消除 винищувати; викорінювати مکمل طور پر تباہ کر دینا tiêu diệt 灭绝, 消除

n exˌtermiˈnation

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