1. to destroy completely or kill all members of a group, species, or population
Usage: third person singular present tense of exterminate

Examples

• The pest control service exterminates termites in homes.
• The new pesticide exterminates mosquitoes in the garden.
• Antibiotics exterminate harmful bacteria in the body.
• The conservation program works to prevent species from being exterminated.
• The company exterminates rodents using humane traps.
• Climate change threatens to exterminate polar bears if we don't act.
• The farmer exterminates weeds before planting crops.