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• exterminate — exterminate, extirpate, eradicate, uproot, deracinate, wipe are comparable when they mean to effect the destruction or abolition of something. Exterminate implies utter extinction; it therefore usually implies a killing off {efforts to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• exterminate — verb /ikˈstɜrmɪˌneɪt/ a) To kill all of a population, usually deliberate and especially applied to pests. Well use poison to exterminate the rats. b) To bring a definite end to, finish completely. A rather strong word that implies that what has… …   Wiktionary

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• ex|ter|mi|nate — «ehk STUR muh nayt», transitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. to destroy completely: »This poison will exterminate rats. SYNONYM(S): extirpate, eradicate, annihilate. ╂[< Latin extermināre (with English ate1 …   Useful english dictionary