extirpate

verb

ex·tir·pate ˈek-stər-ˌpāt How to pronounce extirpate (audio)

extirpated; extirpating

transitive verb

: to destroy completely : wipe out

: to pull up by the root

: to cut out by surgery

extirpation

ˌek-stər-ˈpā-shən How to pronounce extirpate (audio)

noun

extirpator

ˈek-stər-ˌpā-tər How to pronounce extirpate (audio)

noun

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Dig Out the History of Extirpate

If we do a little digging, we discover that extirpate finds its roots in, well, roots (and stumps). Early English uses of the word in the 16th century carried the meaning of "to clear of stumps" or "to pull something up by the root." Extirpate grew out of a combination of the Latin prefix ex- and the Latin noun stirps, meaning "trunk" or "root." The word stirp itself remains rooted in our own language as a term meaning "a line descending from a common ancestor."

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the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases

Recent Examples on the Web Then, in the ISIS years, the US chose to ally with the Iraqi/Syrian Kurds to extirpate ISIS.

Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Brave nonconformists across Cuban civil society, whom the regime is determined to extirpate, are merely collateral damage in a wider war against the values of the West.

Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 12 June 2022 In Indonesia, the V.O.C. eventually followed up the massacre of a people with an effort to extirpate a botanical species.

Olufemi O. Taiwo, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021 The plain fact of the matter is that violent leftist revolutionaries of the kind that Salazar promised to extirpate in Portugal are nowhere to be seen on the American political landscape today.

Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 12 Aug. 2021 Now, by moving against the commission, Mr. Biden looks to extirpate classical roots.

James Panero, WSJ, 26 May 2021 The state has a liberal reputation today, but in the 19th century its white settlers attempted to extirpate almost any nonwhite population and create a Jim Crow system that lasted well into the 20th century.

Brian Smale, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2021 But habitat loss and unregulated hunting combined to extirpate the big animals by 1900.

Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 2 Mar. 2021 The Chinese Communists aren’t trying to extirpate every last trace of theism, thereby inviting the undivided opposition of religious believers and institutions (as the Soviets did with regard to John Paul II’s Vatican).

Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 21 Feb. 2021 See More

单词	extirpated
释义	extirpate verb ex·tir·pate ˈek-stər-ˌpāt extirpated; extirpating transitive verb 1 a : to destroy completely : wipe out b : to pull up by the root 2 : to cut out by surgery extirpation ˌek-stər-ˈpā-shən noun extirpator ˈek-stər-ˌpā-tər noun Did you know? Dig Out the History of Extirpate If we do a little digging, we discover that extirpate finds its roots in, well, roots (and stumps). Early English uses of the word in the 16th century carried the meaning of "to clear of stumps" or "to pull something up by the root." Extirpate grew out of a combination of the Latin prefix ex- and the Latin noun stirps, meaning "trunk" or "root." The word stirp itself remains rooted in our own language as a term meaning "a line descending from a common ancestor." Synonyms abolish annihilate black out blot out cancel clean (up) efface eradicate erase expunge exterminate liquidate obliterate root (out) rub out snuff (out) stamp (out) sweep (away) wipe out See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases Recent Examples on the Web Then, in the ISIS years, the US chose to ally with the Iraqi/Syrian Kurds to extirpate ISIS. Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Brave nonconformists across Cuban civil society, whom the regime is determined to extirpate, are merely collateral damage in a wider war against the values of the West. Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 12 June 2022 In Indonesia, the V.O.C. eventually followed up the massacre of a people with an effort to extirpate a botanical species. Olufemi O. Taiwo, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021 The plain fact of the matter is that violent leftist revolutionaries of the kind that Salazar promised to extirpate in Portugal are nowhere to be seen on the American political landscape today. Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 12 Aug. 2021 Now, by moving against the commission, Mr. Biden looks to extirpate classical roots. James Panero, WSJ, 26 May 2021 The state has a liberal reputation today, but in the 19th century its white settlers attempted to extirpate almost any nonwhite population and create a Jim Crow system that lasted well into the 20th century. Brian Smale, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2021 But habitat loss and unregulated hunting combined to extirpate the big animals by 1900. Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 2 Mar. 2021 The Chinese Communists aren’t trying to extirpate every last trace of theism, thereby inviting the undivided opposition of religious believers and institutions (as the Soviets did with regard to John Paul II’s Vatican). Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 21 Feb. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Latin exstirpatus, past participle of exstirpare, from ex- + stirp-, stirps trunk, root First Known Use 1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a extirpated 1 of 2 adjective as in eradicated Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance eradicated exterminated obliterated destroyed mutilated damaged disintegrated wiped out defaced demolished ruined mangled pulverized wrecked devastated dynamited fragile collapsed brittle split cracked breakable exploded imploded frail ruinate splintered fragmented frangible detonated broken shattered fractured delicate blasted smashed busted slivered Antonyms & Near Antonyms repaired reconstructed unbroken healed fixed rebuilt mended patched infrangible unbreakable See More extirpated 2 of 2 verb past tense of extirpate as in erased to destroy all traces of the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases Synonyms & Similar Words eradicated erased abolished destroyed exterminated obliterated annihilated expunged effaced liquidated demolished wiped out canceled shattered blotted out killed blacked out dismantled cancelled decimated ravaged swept (away) discarded ruined rubbed out consumed stamped (out) devastated snuffed (out) razed excised flattened wrecked cleaned (up) rooted (out) dissolved fragmented pulverized dynamited devoured tore down ejected expelled wasted doomed dashed splintered atomized finished smashed jettisoned ousted killed off terminated zapped powdered totaled blasted blew up ditched totalled mowed (down) threw out cut Antonyms & Near Antonyms preserved protected saved created constructed built conserved restored manufactured formed made reconstructed shaped rebuilt repaired fabricated framed fashioned forged fixed renewed renovated reconditioned mended patched revamped See More
随便看	disreputably disreputation disrepute disreputes disrespect disrespectabilities disrespectability disrespectable disrespected disrespectful disrespectfully disrespectfulness disrespectfulnesses disrespecting disrespective disrespects disrest disrobe disrobed disrobers disrobes disrobing disroof disroot disrooted

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