EXTERMINATE


Meaning of EXTERMINATE in English

v.tr. 1 destroy utterly (esp. something living). 2 get rid of; eliminate (a pest, disease, etc.). extermination n. exterminator n. exterminatory adj.

[ L exterminare exterminat- (as EX-(1), terminus boundary) ]

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