exterminate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To bring a definite end to; to finish completely.

Synonyms

destroy

eradicate

annihilate

wipe out

eliminate

extirpate

kill

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uproot

root out

extinguish

kill off

decimate

obliterate

remove

stamp out

ruin

abolish

die out

destruct

get rid of

expunge

slaughter

cross out

demolish

sever

clear up

devastate

carry off

devour

bang up

destroyed

cancel

injure

desolate

butcher

annul

demise

execute

break

erase

eradication

cut up

end

🔚

cut off

extermination

blast

efface

crush

drop

drive away

Translations

exterminer

ausrotten

sterminare

exterminar

uitroeien

exterminar

verdelgen

vertilgen

vernichten

supprimer

estirpare

extinguir

éradiquer

exterminar

eliminar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exterminātus, perfect passive participle of exterminō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ex- (“thoroughly”) + terminō (“to finish, close, end”), from terminus (“limit, end”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).