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extirpate
[ ek-ster-peyt, ik-stur-peyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate.
- to pull up by or as if by the roots; root up:
to extirpate an unwanted hair.
extirpate
/ ˈɛkstəˌpeɪt /
verb
- to remove or destroy completely
- to pull up or out; uproot
- to remove (an organ or part) surgically
Derived Forms
- ˌextirˈpation, noun
- ˈextirˌpator, noun
- ˈextirˌpative, adjective
Other Words From
- ex·tir·pa·tion [ek-ster-, pey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ex·tir·pa·tive adjective
- ex·tir·pa·tor noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of extirpate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of extirpate1
Example Sentences
Future nations will know by history only that the loathsome small-pox has existed and by you has been extirpated.
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott has revamped the HR operation and strived to open lines of communication, though the climate of paranoia instilled by late network founder Roger Ailes will take years to extirpate.
He had, moreover, the adroitness to extirpate that rivalry which alone destroys all united effort.
After a reaction Louis renewed his efforts to extirpate the iniquity, and his son Philip continued to inflict severe penalties.
Many causes have combined to extirpate the shy and spirited fish.
One of the most pathetic of human fallacies is the assumption that you have only to pass a law in order to extirpate an evil.
Grant us to extirpate these impious Mahometans, and to overturn their empire.
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