exterminate

Meanings

Verb

kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
- "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
To bring a definite end to; to finish completely.

Origin / Etymology

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).

Synonyms

annihilate, eradicate, extermine, extirpate, kill off, root out, stamp out, uproot

Scrabble Score: 20

exterminate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
exterminate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exterminate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

exterminate is a valid Words With Friends word