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ex·ter·mi·nate
 exterminate
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- pronunciation:
- ihk
stuhr
mih
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- Word Parts
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verb |
| inflections: |
exterminates, exterminating, exterminated |
| definition: |
to get rid of by destroying; wipe out.
They hired someone to exterminate the insects in their house.- synonyms:
- annihilate, eradicate, wipe out
- similar words:
- destroy, devastate, eliminate, extinguish, level
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| related words: |
blast, kill, massacre, remove |
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| derivations: |
exterminable (adj.), exterminative (adj.), exterminatory (adj.), extermination (n.) |
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