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extirpate
[ ek-ster-peyt, ik-stur-peyt ]
verb (used with object)
, ex·tir·pat·ed, ex·tir·pat·ing.
- 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
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Derived Forms
- ˌextirˈpation, noun
- ˈextirˌpator, noun
- ˈextirˌpative, adjective
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Other Words From
- ex·tir·pa·tion [ek-ster-, pey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ex·tir·pa·tive adjective
- ex·tir·pa·tor noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extirpate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extirpate1
C16: from Latin exstirpāre to root out, from stirps root, stock
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Example Sentences
He had, moreover, the adroitness to extirpate that rivalry which alone destroys all united effort.
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After a reaction Louis renewed his efforts to extirpate the iniquity, and his son Philip continued to inflict severe penalties.
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Many causes have combined to extirpate the shy and spirited fish.
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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.
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Grant us to extirpate these impious Mahometans, and to overturn their empire.
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