verb
- third-person singular present tense of extermine; to destroy completely or eliminate entirely
Usage: archaic or rare; largely superseded by 'exterminate'
Examples
- The pest control service extermines the colony of termites in the basement.
- He extermines all traces of doubt from his mind.
- The new policy extermines inefficient practices from the organization.
- She extermines weeds from her garden every spring.