extirpate
[ ek-ster-peyt, ik-stur-peyt ]
/ ˈɛk stərˌpeɪt, ɪkˈstɜr peɪt /
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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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Origin of extirpate
OTHER WORDS FROM extirpate
ex·tir·pa·tion, nounex·tir·pa·tive, adjectiveex·tir·pa·tor, nounun·ex·tir·pat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby extirpate
extinctive, extine, extinguish, extinguishant, extinguisher, extirpate, extirpation, extn., extol, extorsion, extorsive
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British Dictionary definitions for extirpate
extirpate
/ (ˈɛkstəˌpeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to remove or destroy completely
to pull up or out; uproot
to remove (an organ or part) surgically
Derived forms of extirpate
extirpation, nounextirpative, adjectiveextirpator, nounWord Origin for extirpate
C16: from Latin exstirpāre to root out, from stirps root, stock
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