exterminate
To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of, usually intentionallyTo kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population, often of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
» Their job is to exterminate rats and mice.
Їхня робота полягає у винищенні щурів та мишей.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population, often of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
We'll use poison to exterminate the rats.
ausrotten
истребля́тьistrebljátʹ, истреби́тьistrebítʹ
вини́щуватиvynýščuvaty, виво́дитиvyvódyty
(figuratively, transitive)To bring a definite end to; to finish completely.
The public school failed to exterminate truancy.
уничтожа́тьuničtožátʹ, уничто́житьuničtóžitʹ
- kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Examples
33 sentencesTheir job is to exterminate rats and mice.
Їхня робота полягає у винищенні щурів та мишей.
They tried to exterminate my people.
deSie versuchten, mein Volk auszurotten.
The insecticide promised to exterminate cockroaches.
Their intention is to exterminate mankind.
The aliens wanted to exterminate humans.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin exterminātus, perfect passive participle of exterminō (see -ate (verb-Borrowed from Latin exterminātus, perfect passive participle of exterminō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ex- (“thoroughly”) + terminō (“to finish, close, end”), from terminus (“limit, end”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
exterminates, exterminating, exterminated, exterminated| Base form | exterminate · to exterminate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | exterminates |
| Present participle | exterminating |
| Past simple | exterminated |
| Past participle | exterminated |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle