make sth extinct

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To cause something to become extinct.

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  • Human activities can make species extinct within decades.
  • Climate change might make polar bears extinct in the wild.
  • Overhunting will make these animals extinct if we don't act now.
  • Deforestation could make countless species extinct forever.
  • Pollution has the power to make entire ecosystems extinct.
  • We must prevent habitat destruction from making more species extinct.
  • Industrial development threatens to make local wildlife extinct.
  • Ocean acidification may make coral species extinct.
  • Invasive species can make native plants extinct in their own habitat.
  • Without conservation efforts, we'll make tigers extinct in our lifetime.