extirpate

[ ek-ster-peyt, ik-stur-peyt ]
/ ˈɛk stərˌpeɪt, ɪkˈstɜr peɪt /
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verb (used with object), ex·tir·pat·ed, ex·tir·pat·ing.

to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate.
to pull up by or as if by the roots; root up: to extirpate an unwanted hair.

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

Words nearby extirpate

extinctive, extine, extinguish, extinguishant, extinguisher, extirpate, extirpation, extn., extol, extorsion, extorsive

Words related to extirpate

efface, demolish, excise, exterminate, expunge, remove, abolish, abate, erase, kill, eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, raze, eradicate, deracinate, exsect

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British Dictionary definitions for extirpate

extirpate
/ (ˈɛkstəˌpeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to remove or destroy completely
to pull up or out; uproot
to remove (an organ or part) surgically

Derived forms of extirpate

extirpation, noun extirpative, adjective extirpator, noun

Word Origin for extirpate

C16: from Latin exstirpāre to root out, from stirps root, stock