exterminate

US: /ɪkˈstɝməˌneɪt/
UK: /ɛkstˈɜːmɪnˌe‍ɪt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


exterminate /eks'tə:mineit/
  • ngoại động từ
    • triệt, tiêu diệt, huỷ diệt

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
[VN] to kill all the members of a group of people or animals
Synonym: WIPE OUT
Fur seals were nearly exterminated a few years ago.
extermination noun [U]: the extermination of rats and other vermin

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
destroy, root out, eradicate, extirpate, annihilate, eliminate, weed out, get rid of, wipe out, obliterate, put an end to, terminate, liquidate, massacre, murder, kill (off), butcher, slaughter, Slang bump off, US rub out, waste:
It is his avowed intention to exterminate all the vermin of the criminal fraternity.

Concise English dictionary


exterminates|exterminated|exterminatingɪk'stɜːmɪneɪt
verb
+kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
+destroy completely, as if down to the roots