exterminated

CEFRC1

/ɪˈkstɜrməˌneɪtɪd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Completely destroyed or killed a group of people, animals, or pests.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of exterminate

Examples

  • However, there are instances in history where entire peoples were successfully exterminated.

  • The natives need to be exterminated. This is what happened in North America and Australia.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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In context

  • The hyena will soon be exterminated in our country.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The pest control company blank all the cockroaches in the old apartment building.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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