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exterminate vs destroy

destroy vs exterminate

exterminate and destroy both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exterminate No No Yes No
destroy No No Yes No
As verbs, destroy is a hypernym of exterminate; that is, destroy is a word with a broader meaning than exterminate:
  • exterminate: destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  • destroy: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Other hypernyms of exterminate include destruct.
exterminate (verb) destroy (verb)
kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many defeat soundly and humiliatingly
destroy completely, as if down to the roots destroy completely; damage irreparably
put (an animal) to death
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Difference between exterminate and destroy

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