ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt ɛkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt ɪkˈstɝ.mɪ.neɪt ˈɛkstəpeɪt ˈɛkstɚpeɪt kɪl ɒf kɪl ɔf ʌpˈɹuːt kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe destroy completely, as if down to the roots the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted root out corruption