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extermine
[ ik-
stur
-min ]
SHOW IPA
/ ɪkˈstɜr mɪn /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
verb (used with object),
ex·ter·mined,
ex·ter·min·ing.
Obsolete
.
to exterminate.
Origin of extermine
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin
extermināre
to drive beyond the boundaries. See
ex-
1
,
terminate
Words nearby extermine
exteriority
,
exteriorize
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exterminate
,
exterminator
,
exterminatory
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extermine
,
extern
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external
,
external acoustic pore
,
external affairs
,
external auditory canal