extermine

American

[ik-stur-min] / ɪkˈstɜr mɪn /

verb (used with object)

Obsolete.

extermined, extermining

to exterminate.

Etymology

Origin of extermine

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

Example Sentences

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Vous avez affermi la foi; vous avez exterminé les hérétiques; c'est le digne ouvrage de votre règne; c'en est le propre caractère.

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