Definition
To destroy or kill completely, especially to get rid of all members of a group like pests or insects.
Etymology
From Latin 'exterminare,' meaning 'to drive out or destroy,' composed of 'ex-' (out) and 'terminus' (boundary). It originally meant to drive beyond boundaries, later evolving to mean total destruction.
Kelly Says
The Romans literally used this word to describe driving enemies beyond their borders—it evolved from conquest to meaning 'destroy completely,' showing how military language shaped our vocabulary!
Translations
BNবাংলা
নাশ করা
naash kor-ah
CACatalà
exterminar
ehk-ster-mee-nar
CSČeština
vyhladit
vee-hlah-dit
DADansk
udrydde
oo-dree-deh
DEDeutsch
auslöschen
ow-sloes-chen
ELΕλληνικά
αποκλείω
ah-pok-lee-oh
ESEspañol
exterminar
ehk-ster-mee-nar
FAفارسی
کُلّهکُن
koo-leh-koon
FISuomi
tuhota
too-hoh-tah
FRFrançais
exterminer
ehk-ster-mee-ner
GUGU
બહાર કરવું
bah-ar kar-vuhn
HEעברית
להשמיד
leh-hash-mee-d
HIहिन्दी
नष्ट करना
nash-t kar-nah
IDBahasa Indonesia
memusnahkan
meh-moo-sna-hkan
ITItaliano
sterminare
steh-rmee-nar-eh
KKKK
сыртқа шығару
syrt-ka shy-gah-roo
KO한국어
멸종시키다
myeol-jong-see-kee-dah
MRMR
बाहेर करणे
bah-heer kar-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
memusnahkan
meh-moo-sna-hkan
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး
pyet-see
NLNederlands
uitroeien
ooy-troe-yen
NONorsk
utrydde
oo-try-deh
PAPA
ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣਾ
bah-ar kad-dhn-ah
PTPortuguês
exterminar
ehk-ster-mee-nar
RORomână
extermină
ehk-ster-mee-nah
RUРусский
истребить
is-treh-bee-t
SVSvenska
utrota
oo-troh-tah
TEతెలుగు
నశ్చించు
na-sh-ch-in-chu
TRTürkçe
yok etmek
yok eh-k
UKУкраїнська
знищити
z-nee-sh-chee-tee
VITiếng Việt
diệt trừ
dee-et-tru
ZUZU
ukusasaza
oo-koo-sah-sah-zah