Exterminate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many

destroy completely, as if down to the roots

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstˈɜːmɪnˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstˈɜːmɪnˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛkstˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪt/.

Examples

Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
root out corruption

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eradicate extirpate root out uproot kill off

Parts of Speech

verb	kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many “Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe”
verb	destroy completely, as if down to the roots “the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”

Word Forms

exterminator	noun	someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
uprooter	noun	a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
eradication	noun	the complete destruction of every trace of something
eradicator	noun	someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
extirpation	noun	the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vernichten

massenhaft töten; im großen Stil töten; töte viele

🇫🇷French

exterminer

tuer en masse ; tuer à grande échelle ; en tuer beaucoup

🇪🇸Spanish

exterminar

matar en masa; matar a gran escala; matar a muchos

🇮🇹Italian

sterminare

uccidere in massa; uccidere su larga scala; ucciderne molti

🇳🇱Dutch

uitroeien

massaal doden; doden op grote schaal; dood velen

🇵🇹Portuguese

exterminar

matar em massa; matar em grande escala; matar muitos

🇷🇺Russian

истреблять

убивать массово; убивать в больших масштабах; убить многих

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनाश

सामूहिक रूप से मार डालो; बड़े पैमाने पर हत्या करना; बहुतों को मार डालो

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্মূল করা

গণহত্যা করা; একটি বড় স্কেলে হত্যা; অনেক হত্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

அழிக்க

மொத்தமாக கொல்லுங்கள்; பெரிய அளவில் கொல்லுங்கள்; பலரைக் கொல்லும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంహరించు

సామూహికంగా చంపండి; పెద్ద ఎత్తున చంపండి; చాలా మందిని చంపుతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

नष्ट करणे

सामूहिकपणे मारणे; मोठ्या प्रमाणावर मारणे; अनेकांना मारणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખતમ કરવું

સામૂહિક રીતે મારી નાખો; મોટા પાયે મારવા; ઘણાને મારી નાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ನಾಮ

ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕವಾಗಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲು; ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲು; ಅನೇಕರನ್ನು ಕೊಲ್ಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉന്മൂലനം ചെയ്യുക

കൂട്ടത്തോടെ കൊല്ലുക; വലിയ തോതിൽ കൊല്ലുക; പലരെയും കൊല്ലുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਤਮ ਕਰਨਾ

ਸਮੂਹਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਾਰੋ; ਵੱਡੇ ਪੱਧਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਾਰਨਾ; ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਮਾਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ختم کرنا

اجتماعی قتل بڑے پیمانے پر قتل؛ بہت سے قتل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

殄

集体杀戮；大规模杀戮；杀死很多

🇯🇵Japanese

根絶する

一斉に殺す。大規模な殺害。たくさん殺す

🇰🇷Korean

근절하다

한꺼번에 죽여라; 대규모로 살해하다; 많이 죽여라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiêu diệt

giết hàng loạt; giết người trên quy mô lớn; giết nhiều người

🇹🇭Thai

กำจัด

ฆ่าหมู่; ฆ่าในวงกว้าง ฆ่าหลายคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memusnahkan

membunuh secara massal; membunuh dalam skala besar; membunuh banyak orang

🇵🇭Filipino

puksain

pumatay nang maramihan; pumatay sa malaking sukat; pumatay ng marami

🇲🇾Malay

membasmi

membunuh beramai-ramai; membunuh secara besar-besaran; membunuh ramai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إبادة

قتل بشكل جماعي. قتل على نطاق واسع. قتل الكثير

🇮🇷Persian

نابود کردن

کشتن دسته جمعی؛ کشتن در مقیاس بزرگ؛ خیلی ها را بکش

🇹🇷Turkish

yok etmek

topluca öldürmek; geniş çapta öldürmek; çoğunu öldür

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁמִיד

להרוג בהמוניהם; להרוג בקנה מידה גדול; להרוג רבים

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The primary meaning of 'exterminate' is 'kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many'.

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Using 'exterminate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exterminate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exterminate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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