What does extermine mean?
Extermine means (transitive, obsolete or nonstandard) To exterminate (someone or something); to destroy..
Extermine
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(transitive, obsolete or nonstandard) To exterminate (someone or something); to destroy..
Example Sentences
VVherever ſorrovv is, relief vvould be. / If you do ſorrovv at my grief in love, / By giving love your ſorrovv and my grief / VVere both extermined.
Without the instinct of self-preservation, which causes the sea-anemone to contract its tentacles, or the fish to dash into its hover, species would be extermined wholesale by involuntary suicide.
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- extermines
- extermining
- extermined
Usage Notes
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How do you use extermine in a sentence?
VVherever ſorrovv is, relief vvould be. / If you do ſorrovv at my grief in love, / By giving love your ſorrovv and my grief / VVere both extermined.
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