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Word: Exterminate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘drive out’): from Latin exterminat- ‘driven out’, from the verb exterminare, from ex- ‘out’ + terminus ‘boundary’. The sense ‘destroy’ (mid 16th century) comes from the Latin of the Vulgate
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈstəːmɪneɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈstəːmɪneɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
destroy completely
Short Definition:destroy completely
Examples:- after exterminating the entire population, the soldiers set fire to the buildings
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