extermine
American
[ik-stur-min]
/ ɪkˈstɜr mɪn /
verb (used with object)
Obsolete.
extermined,
extermining
Etymology
Origin of extermine
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin extermināre to drive beyond the boundaries. See ex- 1, terminate
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