exterminate (Meaning)
exterminate (v)
kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
exterminate (v. t.)
To drive out or away; to expel.
To destroy utterly; to cut off; to extirpate; to annihilate; to root out; as, to exterminate a colony, a tribe, or a nation; to exterminate error or vice.
To eliminate, as unknown quantities.
Synonyms & Antonyms of exterminate
Synonyms:
- discard
- ditch
- total
- terminate
- root (out)
- finish
- mow (down)
- smash
- eject
- stamp (out)
- dissolve
- devour
- tear down
- decimate
- expel
- dismantle
- raze
- dash
- devastate
- blot out
- consume
- ravage
- shatter
- flatten
- clean (up)
- wreck
- snuff (out)
- black out
- ruin
- waste
- rub out
- fragment
- powder
- kill off
- oust
Antonyms:
exterminate Sentence Examples
- The government's plan to exterminate the invasive species was met with fierce opposition from environmental groups.
- The scientist was determined to exterminate the deadly virus before it could spread further.
- The pesticide was effective in exterminating the pests that were destroying the crops.
- The pest control company promised to exterminate all the cockroaches in the apartment building.
- The soldiers were given the orders to exterminate the enemy forces at all costs.
- The city officials ordered the extermination of the stray cats that were causing a nuisance in the neighborhood.
- The rancher hired a professional exterminator to eliminate the rats that were infesting his barn.
- The pharmaceutical company developed a new drug that could effectively exterminate the bacteria that caused the disease.
- The extermination of the entire species was a tragic consequence of human actions.
- The extermination camp was a place of unimaginable horror and suffering.
FAQs About the word exterminate
kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many, destroy completely, as if down to the rootsTo drive out or away; to expel., To destroy utterly; to cut off; to
eradicate, erase, destroy, abolish, efface, demolish, annihilate, sweep (away), cancel, wipe out
conserve, preserve, build, create, build, save, conserve,protect, create, make
The government's plan to exterminate the invasive species was met with fierce opposition from environmental groups.
The scientist was determined to exterminate the deadly virus before it could spread further.
The pesticide was effective in exterminating the pests that were destroying the crops.
The pest control company promised to exterminate all the cockroaches in the apartment building.
