Exterminate and Snuff

Exterminate

Exterminate verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: hope that the fumigant exterminates the whole colony of cockroaches, for any survivors may be resistant to any poison

Snuff and exterminate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Snuff" instead a verb "Exterminate".

Snuff

Snuff verb - To put to death deliberately.
Usage example: the proprietor of the boarding house had apparently snuffed almost 50 old men before she was caught
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Synonyms for Snuff

Exterminate and snuff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exterminate" instead a verb "Snuff".

Nearby Words: snuffle, snuffled, snuffed, snuffing, snuffy

Common collocations

life exterminate life snuff life
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