exterminate
ex·ter·mi·nate
(ĭk-stûr′mə-nāt′)tr.v. ex·ter·mi·nat·ed, ex·ter·mi·nat·ing, ex·ter·mi·nates
To get rid of by destroying completely: exterminated the termites that were weakening the wall. See Synonyms at annihilate.
[Latin extermināre, extermināt-, to drive out : ex-, ex- + termināre, to mark boundaries (from terminus, boundary marker).]
ex·ter′mi·na′tion n.
ex·ter′mi·na′tive, ex·ter′mi·na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj.
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exterminate
(ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪt) orextermine
vb
(tr) to destroy (living things, esp pests or vermin) completely; annihilate; eliminate
[C16: from Latin extermināre to drive away, from terminus boundary]
exˈterminable adj
exˌtermiˈnation n
exˈterminative, exˈterminatory adj
exˈtermiˌnator n
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ex•ter•mi•nate
(ɪkˈstɜr məˌneɪt)v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
to get rid of by destroying: to exterminate insect pests.
[1535–45; < Latin exterminātus]
ex•ter`mi•na′tion, n.
ex•ter′mi•na`tor, n.
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exterminate
Past participle: exterminated
Gerund: exterminating
| Imperative |
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| exterminate |
| exterminate |
| Present |
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| I exterminate |
| you exterminate |
| he/she/it exterminates |
| we exterminate |
| you exterminate |
| they exterminate |
| Preterite |
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| I exterminated |
| you exterminated |
| he/she/it exterminated |
| we exterminated |
| you exterminated |
| they exterminated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am exterminating |
| you are exterminating |
| he/she/it is exterminating |
| we are exterminating |
| you are exterminating |
| they are exterminating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have exterminated |
| you have exterminated |
| he/she/it has exterminated |
| we have exterminated |
| you have exterminated |
| they have exterminated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was exterminating |
| you were exterminating |
| he/she/it was exterminating |
| we were exterminating |
| you were exterminating |
| they were exterminating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had exterminated |
| you had exterminated |
| he/she/it had exterminated |
| we had exterminated |
| you had exterminated |
| they had exterminated |
| Future |
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| I will exterminate |
| you will exterminate |
| he/she/it will exterminate |
| we will exterminate |
| you will exterminate |
| they will exterminate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have exterminated |
| you will have exterminated |
| he/she/it will have exterminated |
| we will have exterminated |
| you will have exterminated |
| they will have exterminated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be exterminating |
| you will be exterminating |
| he/she/it will be exterminating |
| we will be exterminating |
| you will be exterminating |
| they will be exterminating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been exterminating |
| you have been exterminating |
| he/she/it has been exterminating |
| we have been exterminating |
| you have been exterminating |
| they have been exterminating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been exterminating |
| you will have been exterminating |
| he/she/it will have been exterminating |
| we will have been exterminating |
| you will have been exterminating |
| they will have been exterminating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been exterminating |
| you had been exterminating |
| he/she/it had been exterminating |
| we had been exterminating |
| you had been exterminating |
| they had been exterminating |
| Conditional |
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| I would exterminate |
| you would exterminate |
| he/she/it would exterminate |
| we would exterminate |
| you would exterminate |
| they would exterminate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have exterminated |
| you would have exterminated |
| he/she/it would have exterminated |
| we would have exterminated |
| you would have exterminated |
| they would have exterminated |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  exterminate - kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| 2. | exterminate - destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption" destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house" |
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exterminate
verbTo destroy all traces of:
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Translations
يُبيد، يُفْني، يَقْضي عَلى
udryddeudslette
útrÿma
iznīcinātizskaust
iztrebiti
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exterminate
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exterminate
(ikˈstəːmineit) verbto get rid of or destroy completely. Rats must be exterminated from a building or they will cause disease.
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