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".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- finish and exterminate
- finish and terminate
- liquidate and exterminate
- liquidate and terminate
- dissolve and exterminate
- dissolve and terminate
- annihilate and exterminate
- annihilate and terminate
- extinguish and exterminate
- extinguish and terminate
- eliminate and exterminate
- eliminate and terminate
- end and exterminate
- end and terminate
Common collocations
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