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   Ex·tir·pate

   /ˈekstərˌpāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. root out and destroy completely: "the use of every legal measure to extirpate this horrible evil from the land"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as extirpation): from Latin exstirpare, from ex- ‘out’ + stirps ‘a stem’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. extirpation noun
   • 2. extirpator noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

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   To completely remove or eradicate something, often a plant or animal species, a disease, or a social problem. "The surgeon needed to extirpate the tumor to prevent it from spreading." Detailed meaning of extirpate. It implies a thorough and systematic effort to eliminate or destroy something completely, often using force or other extreme measures.

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   to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate. Surgeryto pull up by or as if by the roots; root up:to extirpate an unwanted hair. ex′tir•pa′tion,n.ex′tir•pa′tive,adj.ex′tir•pa′tor,n. Latin ex ( s) tirpātus plucked up by the stem (past participle of ex ( s) tirpāre ), equivalent. to ex-ex - 1 + stirp- (stem of stirps) stem + -ātus - ate1.

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   Extirpate definition, to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate. See more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXTIRPATED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EXTIRPATED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of extirpate 2. to remove or destroy something completely. Learn more.

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   The meaning of EXTIRPATE is to destroy completely : wipe out. How to use extirpate in a sentence. Dig Out the History of Extirpate Synonym Discussion of Extirpate.

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   Efforts to extirpate the disease have not been completely successful. similar words: efface, eradicate: definition 2: to destroy completely; exterminate.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › extirpate_adjextirpate, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the adjective extirpate mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective extirpate . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.