different between extermine vs exterminate

English

Etymology

French exterminer, from Latin extermino.

Verb

extermine (third-person singular simple present extermines, present participle extermining, simple past and past participle extermined)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To exterminate; to destroy.

French

Verb

extermine

1. first-person singular present indicative of exterminer
2. third-person singular present indicative of exterminer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of exterminer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of exterminer
5. second-person singular imperative of exterminer

Portuguese

Verb

extermine

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of exterminar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of exterminar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of exterminar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of exterminar

Spanish

Verb

extermine

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of exterminar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of exterminar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of exterminar.

English

Etymology

From Latin extermin?tus, perfect passive participle of extermin?, itself from ex- + termin? (“I finish, close, end”) (from terminus (“limit, end”)).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?st??.m?.ne?t/, /?k?st??.m?.ne?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?st?.m?.ne?t/, /?k?st?.m?.ne?t/

Verb

exterminate (third-person singular simple present exterminates, present participle exterminating, simple past and past participle exterminated)

1. (transitive) To kill all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.

   We'll use poison to exterminate the rats.

2. (figuratively, transitive) To bring a definite end to; finish completely.

   The public school failed to exterminate truancy.

Synonyms

• (to kill all): annihilate, eradicate, extermine, uproot
• (to bring an end to): stamp out
• See also Thesaurus:destroy

Derived terms

Related terms

• terminate
• termination
• terminator

Translations

Latin

Verb

extermin?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of extermin?