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exterminate
verb
Kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
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ɛkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt
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verb
Kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
“Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe”
verb
Destroy completely, as if down to the roots
“The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”
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Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
Root out corruption
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