ex·ter·mi·nate [ ik stúrmə nàyt ](past and past participleex·ter·mi·nat·ed, present participleex·ter·mi·nat·ing, 3rd person present singularex·ter·mi·nates)
transitive verb
Definition:
completely destroy: to kill or destroy somebody or something completely a species nearly exterminated by hunting
[Late 16th century. < Latin exterminat-, past participle of exterminare "drive beyond the boundaries" < termin- "boundary"]
