exterminated
exterminated is the simple past and past participle of exterminate.
Meaning of exterminate
Verb
exterminate (third-person singular simple present exterminates, present participle exterminating, simple past and past participle exterminated)
- To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population, often of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
- We'll use poison to exterminate the rats.
- Synonyms:
- annihilate, eradicate, extermine, uproot
- To bring a definite end to; to finish completely.
- The public school failed to exterminate truancy.
- Synonyms:
- stamp out
Questions about exterminated
- What is exterminated the simple past and past participle of?
- Exterminated is the simple past and past participle of exterminate.
Words near exterminated in the dictionary
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