Meaning & Definition of Exterminate in English
English⟶
Exterminate
/ɪkstərmənet/
verb
1. Kill en masse
- Kill on a large scale
- Kill many
- "Hitler wanted to exterminate the jews, gypsies, communists, and homosexuals of europe"
synonym:
- exterminate,
- kill off
2. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- "The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
synonym:
- uproot,
- eradicate,
- extirpate,
- root out,
- exterminate
Examples of using
There's a huge spider in the room! Quick, exterminate it!