exterminate

/ɪkstˈɝmənˌeɪt/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
   “Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe”
2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots
   “the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”

Synonyms for exterminate

• kill off
• uproot
• eradicate
• extirpate
• root out

Words that rhyme with exterminate

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