exterminate

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/ɛkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt/ English

Definitions

verb

To kill all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.“We'll use poison to exterminate the rats.”
To bring a definite end to; finish completely.“The public school failed to exterminate truancy.”

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Synonyms

stamp out annihilate eradicate extermine uproot kill off extirpate kill eliminate eradication slay destroy rid shoot out root out expunge

Associated

enslave dalek extermination eunuchs tutsi vermin bandits expel aryan genocide jews romani

Rhymes

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate ruminate innate

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