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Exterminate
verb
/ɛkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt/
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Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
verb
To kill all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
"We'll use poison to exterminate the rats."
2.
verb
To bring a definite end to; finish completely.
"The public school failed to exterminate truancy."
Synonyms
stamp out
annihilate
eradicate
extermine
uproot
kill off
extirpate
kill
eliminate
eradication
slay
destroy
Rhymes With
elucidate
articulate
desolate
facilitate
profligate
explicate
deliberate
delineate
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