Etymology

extermine

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Today it means: To exterminate (someone or something); to destroy. Full definition →

French exterminer ← Latin extermino
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  1. Latin · derived fromextermino
  2. French · borrowed fromexterminer
  3. English todayextermine

From French exterminer, from Latin extermino.

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