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    exterminate

    exterminate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word exterminate

    Definition
    (verb) kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
    Synonyms : kill off
    Example Sentence
    • Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
    Definition
    (verb) destroy completely, as if down to the roots
    Synonyms : eradicate , extirpate , root out , uproot
    Example Sentence
    • the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
    • root out corruption
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AXE+TERMINATE(put an end to)...when you use axe to end someone, you EXTERMINATE !!!!

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