Exterminate and Wreck

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

Wreck and exterminate are semantically related in undo topic. In some cases you can use "Wreck" instead a verb "Exterminate".

Wreck

Wreck verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters

Exterminate and wreck are semantically related in undo topic. Sometimes you can use "Exterminate" instead a verb "Wreck".

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

Common collocations

life exterminate life wreck life
people exterminate people wreck people
family exterminate family wreck family
system exterminate system wreck system
Other words: earth, world, empire, anyone, town, city, times, cities.
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