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extermine

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From French exterminer, from Latin extermino.

verb extermines · extermining · extermined

nonstandard, obsolete, transitive To exterminate (someone or something); to destroy. VVherever ſorrovv is, relief vvould be. / If you do ſorrovv at my grief in love, / By giving love your ſorrovv and my grief / VVere both extermined.

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@misc{extermine_2026,
  title = {extermine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/extermine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}