Extermine

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To exterminate (someone or something); to destroy. nonstandard, obsolete, transitive

    "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."

Synonyms

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exterminate

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From French exterminer, from Latin extermino.

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