exterminate

🇺🇸 /ɪkˈstɜːrmɪneɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪkˈstɜːmɪneɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to completely get rid of or destroy

They had to exterminate the termites to protect the house.

translation

v. to completely get rid of or destroy

Word Forms

3rd Present exterminates
Past exterminated
Perfect exterminated
Progressive exterminating