exterminated

Meaning

of Exterminate

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

destroyed disposed annihilated extirpate assassinated eradicated extirpated butchered wiped out

Examples

All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization. Gerald Durrell

We swear we are not going to abandon the struggle until the Last Jew in Europe has been exterminated and is actually dead. It is not enough to isolate the Jewish enemy of mankind - the Jew has got to be exterminated! Robert Ley

People have a bad habit of blaming the victims. [Sarcastically] Damn Jews! If hadn't been for them the Nazis wouldn't have exterminated 'em all! Ward Churchill

It was no secret in higher Party circles that the Jews were to be exterminated. Viktor Brack

[Whoever did this] must be exterminated, and they must be exterminated by us. J. Edgar Hoover

It is vital we rid ourselves of [homosexuals]; like weed we must pull them up, throw them on the fire and burn them. This is not out of a spirit of vengeance, but of necessity; these creatures must be exterminated. Heinrich Himmler

Close letter words and terms

exterminable exterminatable exterminate extermination extermination camp exterminationism