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What does exterminate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word exterminate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To kill all of a population, usually deliberate and especially applied to pests.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To bring a definite end to, finish completely. A rather strong word that implies that what has been ended won't resurface.
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It may be that the determination with which I exterminate any flies that enter my house is causing famine in the spider population.
Attempts have been made before to exterminate the birds, but these efforts failed mainly because of a lack of funds.
A new act recently passed for hunting and game protection states that hunters are free to exterminate any carnivores they encounter.
Not only did these exterminate whole populations, they also destroyed native faith in their rulers, culture, and gods.
At the same time the government has ordered a campaign to exterminate rats.
But a federal campaign to exterminate prairie dogs in 1950s and '60s killed nearly all of the ferrets' prey.

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