verb
- past tense of exterminate; to destroy completely; to kill all members of a group
Usage: often used regarding pests or unwanted populations
Examples
- The pest control company exterminated all the termites in the house.
- The invasive species was exterminated from the national park.
- Farmers exterminated the locusts that threatened their crops.
- The old building’s rat problem was finally exterminated.
- Scientists worked to prevent the disease from being exterminated before they could study it.
- The weeds were exterminated using a powerful herbicide.