exterminate

  • 11exterminate — [[t]ɪkstɜ͟ː(r)mɪneɪt[/t]] exterminates, exterminating, exterminated VERB To exterminate a group of people or animals means to kill all of them. [V n] A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats... [V n] They have a real fear that they ll be… …

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  • 12exterminate — UK [ɪkˈstɜː(r)mɪneɪt] / US [ɪkˈstɜrmɪˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms exterminate : present tense I/you/we/they exterminate he/she/it exterminates present participle exterminating past tense exterminated past participle exterminated a) to kill …

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  • 13exterminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abolish, destroy, annihilate; extirpate, eradicate, root out. See destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. annihilate, eradicate, abolish, extirpate, destroy, wipe out, slaughter, kill off; see also… …

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  • 14exterminate — ex|ter|mi|nate [ıkˈstə:mıneıt US ə:r ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of exterminare to drive out , from terminus edge ] to kill large numbers of people or animals of a particular type so that they no longer exist ▪… …

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  • 15exterminate — verb they were hired to exterminate the carpenter ants Syn: kill, put to death, take/end the life of, dispatch; slaughter, butcher, massacre, wipe out, eliminate, eradicate, annihilate; murder, assassinate, execute, slay; informal do away with,… …

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  • 16exterminate — ex•ter•mi•nate [[t]ɪkˈstɜr məˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing to get rid of by destroying: to exterminate insect pests[/ex] • Etymology: 1535–45; < L exterminātus ex•ter mi•na′tion, n. ex•ter′mi•na tor, n …

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  • 17Exterminate! (song) — Infobox Single Name = Exterminate Cover size = Border = Caption = Artist = Snap! featuring Niki Haris Album = The Madman s Return A side = B side = Released = 1992 Format = CD single CD maxi 7 single Recorded = 1992 Genre = Dance music Length = 5 …

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  • 18exterminate — Synonyms and related words: abate, abolish, annihilate, bereave of life, blot out, bump off, butcher, carry away, carry off, cast off, chloroform, cut down, cut off, cut out, deprive of life, deracinate, destroy, dispatch, dispel, dispose of, do… …

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  • 19exterminate — ex|ter|mi|nate [ ık stɜrmı,neıt ] verb transitive to kill all the insects or animals of a particular type in an area a. to kill a person or a group of people ╾ ex|ter|mi|na|tion [ ık,stɜrmı neıʃn ] noun count or uncount ╾ ex|ter|mi|na|tor noun… …

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  • 20exterminate — ex·ter·mi·nate || ɪk stɜːmɪneɪt v. eliminate, annihilate, eradicate, destroy …

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