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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)

  1. (transitive) 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.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) 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

  1. exteriourly
  2. exteriours
  3. exterminable
  4. exterminatable
  5. exterminate
  6. exterminated
  7. exterminates
  8. exterminating
  9. extermination
  10. extermination camp
  11. extermination camps

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