| VERB | contact | exterminate, kill off | kill en masse |
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| creation | exterminate, uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out | destroy completely, as if down to the roots |
| Sounds | ihkster'mahney.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to exterminate the prisoners | |
| Example | "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe" | |
| Synonym | kill off | |
| Broader | kill | Cause to die |
| Spanish | erradicar, exterminar | |
| Catalan | exterminar | |
| Nouns | exterminator | someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) |
| Meaning | Destroy completely, as if down to the roots. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out | |
| Broader | destroy, destruct | Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of |
| Spanish | desarraigar, erradicar, exterminar, extirpar | |
| Catalan | desarrelar, erradicar, exterminar, extirpar | |
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