exterminate
- IPA[ikˈstərməˌnāt]
美式
- destroy completely;kill (a pest)
verb: exterminate, 3rd person present: exterminates, gerund or present participle: exterminating, past tense: exterminated, past participle: exterminated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. destroy completely after exterminating the entire population, the soldiers set fire to the buildings
- ▪ kill (a pest) they use poison to exterminate moles
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- IPA[ɪkˈstəːmɪneɪt]
英式
- destroy completely: after exterminating the entire population, the soldiers set fire to the buildings
Oxford Dictionary