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exterminate

verbgeneral usecommon/ɐjʃtɨɾmiˈnaɾ/ex·ter·mi·nar

Definition

1

To destroy or kill completely; to eliminate in a total and systematic manner.

Usage examples

The pesticide is used to exterminate insects that attack the crop.
Totalitarian regimes sought to exterminate entire ethnic groups.

Common combinations

exterminate pestsexterminate a populationexterminate completely