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exterminates

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present tense third-person singular of exterminate

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to destroy all traces of
  • hope that the fumigant exterminates the whole colony of cockroaches, for any survivors may be resistant to any poison

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“Exterminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterminates. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

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