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extermine

[ ik-stur-min ]

verb (used with object)

, Obsolete.
, ex·ter·mined, ex·ter·min·ing.
  1. to exterminate.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of extermine1

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin extermināre to drive beyond the boundaries. See ex- 1, terminate

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