Definitions for exterminate
ɪkˈstɜr məˌneɪtex·ter·mi·nate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exterminate, kill offverb

   kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many

   "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

2. uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminateverb

   destroy completely, as if down to the roots

   "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exterminateverb

   To kill all of a population, usually deliberate and especially applied to pests.

   We'll use poison to exterminate the rats.

2. exterminateverb

   To bring a definite end to, finish completely. A rather strong word that implies that what has been ended won't resurface.

   Even a mass birching at the public school failed to exterminate truancy

3. Etymology: From exterminatus, past participle of exterminare, itself from ex- + terminare (from terminus).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To EXTERMINATEverb

   To root out; to tear up; to drive away; to abolish; to destroy.

   Etymology: extermino, Latin.

   Unlucky vices, on which the exterminating lot happened to fall. Decay of Piety.

   Alexander left Grecian colonies in the Indies; but they were exterminated by Sandrocothus. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   This discovery alone is sufficient, if the vices of men did not captivate their reason, to explode and exterminate rank atheism out of the world. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

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1. Exterminate

   Exterminate!" is a song by the German Eurodance group Snap! featuring Niki Haris. It was released in December 1992, as the third single from their second studio album, The Madman's Return, and features vocals by the group's new front woman, Niki Haris. The song reached number-one in Spain, peaked at number 2 in Greece, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and became a top 10 hit in several other European countries. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Exterminate!" peaked at number 2 in February 1993.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Exterminateverb

   to drive out or away; to expel

2. Exterminateverb

   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

3. Exterminateverb

   to eliminate, as unknown quantities

4. Etymology: [L. exterminatus, p. p. of exterminare to abolish, destroy, drive out or away; ex out + terminus boundary, limit. See Term.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exterminate

   eks-tėr′mi-nāt, v.t. to destroy utterly: to put an end to: to root out.—adj. Exter′minable, that can be exterminated: used in the sense of 'illimitable' by Shelley.—n. Exterminā′tion, complete destruction or extirpation.—adjs. Exter′minātive, Exter′minātory, serving or tending to exterminate.—n. Exter′minātor.—v.t. Exter′mine (Shak.), to exterminate. [L. extermināre, -ātum—ex, out of, terminus.]

Anagrams for exterminate »

1. antiextreme

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exterminate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exterminate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of exterminate in a Sentence

1. Jeff Fortenberry:

   This is threat against civilization itself when a group of people, ISIS -- 8th century barbarians with 21st century weaponry -- can systematically try to exterminate another group of people simply because of their faith tradition violating the scared space of individuality, conscience and religious liberty, you undermine the entire system of international order.

2. Louis Farrakhan:

   It was Mrs. Sanger who advocated population control of black and poor people, in a 1939 letter, Margaret Sanger wrote about getting the black preachers to help with Margaret Sanger efforts. Margaret Sanger said, ‘ we don’t want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population. ’ … And when Bill Clinton received the award, [ Margaret Sanger said ] I admire Margaret Sanger enormously. Margaret Sanger courage. Margaret Sanger tenacity. Margaret Sanger vision. ’ Now they have to admit that the war on drugs was a war on black people.

3. Thomas Love Peacock:

   I almost think it is the ultimate destiny of science to exterminate the human race.

4. Sarmad Al-Jilane:

   The Syrian regime prisons are unannounced ways to exterminate people.

5. Attorney Ben Crump:

   We will not let elected officials exterminate our history, our literature, or our culture – not in Florida or any of the other 50 states, because it is so important that both Black children and White children and all children know that Black history matters because Black history is American history.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=exterminate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Exterminate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=exterminate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exterminate
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exterminate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=exterminate