Definizione monolingua

exterminate

exterminate (third-person singular simple present exterminates, present participle exterminating, simple past and past participle exterminated)

1. (transitive) To kill all of a population, usually deliberate and especially applied to pests.

   Well use poison to exterminate the rats.

2. (figuratively) (transitive) To bring a definite end to, finish completely. A rather strong word that implies that what has been ended wont resurface.

   Even a mass birching at the public school failed to exterminate truancy

Definizione dizionario exterminate

	sterminare
	To get rid of by destroying.

	eradicare
	To destroy completely leaving no trace.

abolire

annullare

distruggere

estirpare

far fuori

far morire

Altri significati:

to bring a definite end to, finish completely

(transitive) To kill all of a population, usually deliberate and especially applied to pests.

(figuratively) (transitive) To bring a definite end to, finish completely. A rather strong word that implies that what has been ended won't resurface.

to kill all of a population