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exterminates

exterminates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 exterminates

What is exterminates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Exterminates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exterminate.

Words near exterminates in the dictionary

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

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