exterminate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɛkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt/|/ɪkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt/    美 /ɪkˈstɝ.mɪ.neɪt/|/ɛkˈstɝ.mɪ.neɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population, often of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally. transitive
    — We'll use poison to exterminate the rats.
  2. To bring a definite end to; to finish completely. figuratively,transitive
    — The public school failed to exterminate truancy.

词形变化

exterminates present,singular,third-person exterminating participle,present exterminated participle,past exterminated past

词汇关系

衍生词
exterminatable extermination exterminative exterminator exterminatory exterminatrix exterminism
相关词
terminate termination terminator

词源

Borrowed from Latin exterminātus, perfect passive participle of exterminō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ex- (“thoroughly”) + terminō (“to finish, close, end”), from terminus (“limit, end”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
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