英语词汇“extirpate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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The verb extirpate originally literally meant "to weed out by the roots." Now you'd use it when you want to get rid of something completely as if pulling it up by the root.

Use the verb extirpate when you mean to destroy completely or get rid of completely. You can try to extirpate all the bedbugs that came home with you from your vacation, but you will probably be afraid that some resisted the exterminator to munch on you later.

WORD FAMILY

extirpate: extirpable, extirpated, extirpates, extirpating, extirpation+/extirpable: inextirpable

USAGE EXAMPLES

And even as religion retreats to the private sphere, centuries of tradition cannot be extirpated from culture — nor am I arguing they should be.

Salon(Nov 27, 2016)

Walrus in Iceland were steadily extirpated after the Norse arrived there, likely hunted out by the settlers.

Science Magazine(Nov 10, 2016)

By the 20th century, seals had been extirpated from most of their breeding colonies and were limited to small, relatively inaccessible islands.

National Geographic(Sep 23, 2016)

1v destroy completely, as if down to the roots

Syn|Hyper

eradicate, exterminate, root out, uproot

destroy, destruct

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

2v pull up by or as if by the roots

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

deracinate, root out, uproot

stub

pull up (weeds) by their roots

displace, move

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

v surgically remove (an organ)

Hyper

remove, take, take away, withdraw

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

单词	extirpate
释义	extirpate (once / 2875 pages) 1v 2v The verb extirpate originally literally meant "to weed out by the roots." Now you'd use it when you want to get rid of something completely as if pulling it up by the root. Use the verb extirpate when you mean to destroy completely or get rid of completely. You can try to extirpate all the bedbugs that came home with you from your vacation, but you will probably be afraid that some resisted the exterminator to munch on you later. WORD FAMILY extirpate: extirpable, extirpated, extirpates, extirpating, extirpation+/extirpable: inextirpable USAGE EXAMPLES And even as religion retreats to the private sphere, centuries of tradition cannot be extirpated from culture — nor am I arguing they should be. Salon(Nov 27, 2016) Walrus in Iceland were steadily extirpated after the Norse arrived there, likely hunted out by the settlers. Science Magazine(Nov 10, 2016) By the 20th century, seals had been extirpated from most of their breeding colonies and were limited to small, relatively inaccessible islands. National Geographic(Sep 23, 2016) 1 1v destroy completely, as if down to the roots Syn\|Hyper eradicate, exterminate, root out, uproot destroy, destruct do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of 2v pull up by or as if by the roots Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper deracinate, root out, uproot stub pull up (weeds) by their roots displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 2 v surgically remove (an organ) Hyper remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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