What it means
- (verb) To kill all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally. “We'll use poison to exterminate the rats.”
- (verb) To bring a definite end to; finish completely. “The public school failed to exterminate truancy.”
Letter analysis
- Exterminate contains 11 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 20.
Words that mean the same
Sub-words
- reexamine
- terminate
- examiner
- martinet
- emirate
- entreat
- examine
- extreme
- iterate
- meatier
- minaret
- nattier
- nitrate
- raiment
- retinae
- teatime
- teenier
- termite
- trainee
- airmen
- attire
- entire
- ermine
- extant
- extent
- inmate
- marine
- marten
- martin
- matrix
- matter
- meaner
- mitten
- neater
- netter
- remain
- rename
- retain
- retina
- teeter
- aerie
- ameer
- anime
- eaten
- eater
- eerie
- enema
- enter
- exert
- extra
- inert
- inter
- irate
- matte
- meant
- merit
- meter
- miner
- miter
Related words
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with EXT
- extant
- extemporaneous
- extempore
- extemporize
- extemporized
- extemporizes
- extemporizing
- extend
- extendable
- extended
- extendible
- extending
- extends
- extension
- extensional
- extensions
- extensive
- extensively
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Words ending with ATE
Common questions
What does Exterminate mean?
To kill all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
How many letters are in Exterminate?
Exterminate has 11 letters.
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