Definition of extirpate

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ex·tir·pate

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) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ex·tir·pat·ed, ex·tir·pat·ing, ex·tir·pates

To pull up by the roots.
To destroy totally; exterminate. See Synonyms at abolish.
To remove by surgery.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin exstirpre, exstirpt- : ex-, ex- + stirps, root

OTHER FORMS:
extir·pation(Noun), extir·pative(Adjective), extir·pator(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for extirpate

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