Exterminate and Terminate

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

Terminate is a synonym for exterminate in destroy topic. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Exterminate".

Terminate

Terminate verb - To put to death deliberately.
Usage example: the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition

Exterminate is a synonym for terminate in destroy topic. You can use "Exterminate" instead a verb "Terminate".

Common collocations

life exterminate life terminate life
family exterminate family terminate family
side exterminate side terminate side
child exterminate child terminate child
Other words: everyone, humans, threats, mutants.
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