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Definitions for Extirpate
[1] to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate.
[2] to pull up by or as if by the roots; root up: to extirpate an unwanted hair.
[3] to remove or destroy completely
[4] to pull up or out; uproot
[5] to remove (an organ or part) surgically
Words related to Extirpate
efface, demolish, excise, exterminate, expunge, remove, abolish, abate, erase, kill, eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, raze, eradicate, deracinate, exsect
Words nearby Extirpate
extinctive, extine, extinguish, extinguishant, extinguisher, extirpate, extirpation, extn., extol, extorsion, extorsive
Origin of Extirpate
1530–40; < 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
Other words from Extirpate
ex·tir·pa·tion , noun
ex·tir·pa·tive , adjective
ex·tir·pa·tor , noun
un·ex·tir·pat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Extirpate
C16: from Latin exstirpāre to root out, from stirps root, stock
Synonyms for Extirpate
abate, abolish, annihilate, demolish, deracinate, efface, eliminate, eradicate, erase, excise, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, kill, raze, remove, blot out, cut out, exsect, root out, wipe out