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Definition of exterminate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

exterminate

verb

NAmE//ɪkˈstərməˌneɪt//

exterminate somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they exterminate

he / she / it exterminates

past simple exterminated

-ing form exterminating

to kill all the members of a group of people or animals synonym wipe somebody/somethingout Fur seals were nearly exterminated a few years ago.

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extermination

NAmE//ɪkˌstərməˈneɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] the extermination of rats and other verminSee exterminate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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