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Exterminate

/ɛkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt/

To kill all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.

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📖 Definitions of "Exterminate"

verb

1
To kill all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
"We'll use poison to exterminate the rats."
2
To bring a definite end to; finish completely.
"The public school failed to exterminate truancy."

🔄 Synonyms of "Exterminate"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
eradicateverb	(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
extirpateverb	(transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate.
uprootverb	(transitive) (figuratively) To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
kill offverb	(transitive) To eliminate, or make extinct.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Exterminate"

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Word	Definition
kill offverb	(transitive) To eliminate, or make extinct.
eradicateverb	(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
extirpateverb	(transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate.
uprootverb	(transitive) (figuratively) To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
annihilateverb	To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
killverb	(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
eliminateverb	(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
eradicationnoun	The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
slayverb	(ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
destroyverb	(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
ridverb	(transitive) (also reflexive) Followed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.
extermineverb	(transitive, obsolete or nonstandard) To exterminate (someone or something); to destroy.
stamp outverb	(transitive) To get rid of totally; to eradicate.
shoot outverb	To fire from a weapon.
root outverb	(transitive) To remove or abolish completely.
expungeverb	(transitive) To erase or strike out.
terminateverb	(transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
wipe outverb	(transitive) To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.
liquidateverb	(transitive) (figurative) To settle the financial affairs of (a corporation, partnership, or other business) with the aim of ceasing operations, by determining liabilities, using assets to pay debts, and apportioning the remaining assets if any; to wind up.
persecuteverb	To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.