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to exterminate
01
to destroy completely
Transitive: to exterminate sb/sth
Examples
The ruthless dictator sought to exterminate any opposition to his regime.
02
to kill pests, such as insects or rodents
Transitive: to exterminate pests
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
exterminate
3rd person singular
exterminates
Present participle
exterminating
Past simple
exterminated
Past participle
exterminated
Examples
The farmer used traps to exterminate the rats in the barn.
Lexical Tree
exterminated
extermination
exterminator
exterminate
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