extirpate
[ ek-ster-peyt, ik-stur-peyt ]
/ ˈɛk stərˌpeɪt, ɪkˈstɜr peɪt /
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.
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Nearby words
- extinctive,
- extine,
- extinguish,
- extinguishant,
- extinguisher,
- extirpation,
- extn.,
- extol,
- extoll,
- extorsion
Origin of extirpate
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Examples from the Web for extirpate
extirpate
/ (ˈɛkstəˌpeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to remove or destroy completely
to pull up or out; uproot
to remove (an organ or part) surgically
Word Origin for extirpate
C16: from Latin exstirpāre to root out, from stirps root, stock
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extirpate
1530s, usually figurative, from Latin extirpatus/exstirpatus, past participle of extirpare/exstirpare (see extirpation). Related: Extirpated; extirpating.
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