exterminate

exterminate
[ɪkˈstəːmɪneɪt, ɛk-]
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be exterminated)destroy completely
    根绝;灭绝;消灭
    leftist ideals had not been totally exterminated.
    左派的理想化设想还没有完全根除。
    ■kill (a pest)
    灭(害虫)
    they use poison to exterminate moles.
    他们用毒药消灭鼹鼠。
派生
extermination
noun
exterminator
noun
exterminatory
[-nət(ə)ri]
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'drive out, banish'): from Latin exterminat- 'driven out, banished', from the verb exterminare, from ex- 'out' + terminus 'boundary'. The sense 'destroy' (mid 16th cent.) comes from the Latin of the Vulgate
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