exterminated
part of speech
verb past form of exterminate (exterminate, exterminates, exterminated, exterminating); adjective (exterminated)
meaning for a pupil
1) Exterminated means killed completely, so that a whole group of animals, insects or pests is destroyed. tree →
2) In history, it can describe the mass killing of a group of people, which is one of the worst crimes. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, pests like rats, cockroaches or termites are exterminated by pest-control workers (exterminators). In history lessons, the word is used about the Holocaust and other genocides, when the Nazis tried to exterminate the Jews of Europe; it should be used seriously and respectfully. In science fiction, the Daleks in «Doctor Who» famously shout «Exterminate!». Phrases: «exterminated pests», «completely exterminated».
examples
- The termites in the shed were exterminated. tree →
- The dodo was hunted until it was exterminated. tree →
- Millions of people were exterminated in the Holocaust. tree →
- Wolves were exterminated from Britain hundreds of years ago. tree →
- The council exterminated the rats near the bins. tree →
- In the film, the robots wanted every human exterminated. tree →
- If you do not do this I will land all my cats upon your island, and you shall be exterminated.” tree →
note
Serious word; when speaking about people, use it only for real historical facts. Noun: extermination; person: exterminator. Similar: wipe out, destroy, eradicate.
Trees and pragmatics
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