EXTERMINATE


Meaning of EXTERMINATE in English

v.tr.

1. destroy utterly (esp. something living).

2 get rid of; eliminate (a pest, disease, etc.).

Derivatives:

extermination n. exterminator n. exterminatory adj.

Etymology: L exterminare exterminat- (as EX-(1), terminus boundary)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.