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View synonyms for inextirpable

inextirpable

[ in-ik-stur-puh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. incapable of being extirpated:

    inextirpable disease.



inextirpable

/ ˌɪnɪkˈstɜːpəbəl /

adjective

  1. not able to be extirpated; ineradicable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinexˈtirpableness, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inextirpable1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Latin word inexstirpābilis. See in- 3, extirpate, -ble
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Example Sentences

The more you cut off the branches which imprudently appear, the more powerful and inextirpable become the roots below.

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