exterminate
verb (used with object)
to get rid of by destroying; destroy totally; extirpate.
extermination
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a word derived from
exterminate.
Example Sentences
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Their proposed legislation also would ensure that anyone who sues over the fire doesn’t have to pay state taxes on any settlement, and that local jurisdictions are responsible for pest extermination efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
She is presented as Hannelore Kaufmann, a 13-year-old Berliner who purportedly died at the Auschwitz extermination camp, of which the 1945 liberation by Soviet troops is commemorated on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
“It was probably the best-known and most accomplished orchestra” among the extermination camps on Polish soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Instead of calling an extermination company, my landlord would just text me, claiming the next-door neighbors were dirty.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
“Anyway, he’s done bad things. He made magic use illegal, and he called for the extermination of dragons.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
