exterminatory

  • 21exterminate — [ɪk stə:mɪneɪt, ɛk ] verb destroy completely; eradicate. Derivatives extermination noun exterminator noun exterminatory nət(ə)ri adjective Origin ME (in the sense drive out ): from L. exterminat , extermi …

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  • 22internecine — a. Mortal, deadly, exterminating, exterminatory, mutually destructive, interneciary, internecinal, internecive …

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  • 23exterminate — ► VERB ▪ destroy completely; eradicate. DERIVATIVES extermination noun exterminator noun exterminatory adjective. ORIGIN originally in the sense «drive out»: from Latin exterminare, from terminus boundary …

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  • 24extermination — exterminate ► VERB ▪ destroy completely; eradicate. DERIVATIVES extermination noun exterminator noun exterminatory adjective. ORIGIN originally in the sense «drive out»: from Latin exterminare, from terminus boundary …

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  • 25exterminator — exterminate ► VERB ▪ destroy completely; eradicate. DERIVATIVES extermination noun exterminator noun exterminatory adjective. ORIGIN originally in the sense «drive out»: from Latin exterminare, from terminus boundary …

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  • 26exterminate — 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) …

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  • 27exterminative —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnād.iv, nəd. adjective : exterminatory …

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  • 28BELGIUM — BELGIUM, West European kingdom. The Medieval Community Jews first appeared in the southern Netherlands during the early 13th century, although the exact date of their settlement there cannot be ascertained. They arrived from the east, most… …

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