exterminar
to exterminate
verb ehks-tehr-mee-NAHR Rare
Origin: From Latin exterminare (to drive beyond the boundary).
Usage Note
Exterminar implies total destruction of a group — pests, populations, or enemies. It is a strong, often official or bureaucratic register word. The noun is exterminio; the agent noun is exterminador. Avoid using it casually; eliminar is the neutral alternative.
Examples
"El veneno exterminó la plaga de ratas."
Natural Translation
The poison exterminated the rat plague.
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