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ex·tir·pate
\ˈekstə(r)ˌpāt also ekˈstərˌp- or ikˈs- or -ˈstə̄ˌp- or -ˈstəiˌp- or ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷; usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin exstirpatus, extirpatus, past participle of exstirpare, extirpare, from ex- ex- (I) + stirp-, stirps trunk, root — more at torpid
1.
a. : to pull up or out by or as if by the roots or stem : pluck out : root out : eradicate
< serpent worship which the Mosaic curse and Christianity alike have not succeeded in extirpating — Norman Douglas >
b. : to destroy totally : wipe out : kill off : make extinct : exterminate
< many species have been extirpated from large areas — William Vogt >
c. : to cut out by surgery
2. obsolete : to drive away : expel
Synonyms: see exterminate |