01 v. t. To drive out or away; to expel.
imp. & p. p.
Exterminated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Exterminating
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1.
To drive out or away; to expel.“They deposed, exterminated, and deprived him of communion.” — Barrow.
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2.
To destroy utterly; to cut off; to extirpate; to annihilate; to root out; as, to exterminate a colony, a tribe, or a nation; to exterminate error or vice.“To explode and exterminate rank atheism.” — Bentley.
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3.
To eliminate, as unknown quantities.(Math.) [R.]