Exterminate Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Exterminate

Meaning 1 : destroy completely, as if down to the roots

    Synonyms : eradicate,  extirpate,  root out,  uproot
Meaning 2 : kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many

    Example : Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe

    Synonyms : kill off