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extermine

American  
[ik-stur-min] / ɪkˈstɜr mɪn /

verb (used with object)

Obsolete.
extermined, extermining

  1. to exterminate.

Etymology

Origin of extermine

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

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