extirpate
[ ek-ster-peyt, ik-stur-peyt ]
/ ˈɛk stərˌpeɪt, ɪkˈstɜr peɪt /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM extirpate
ex·tir·pa·tion, noun ex·tir·pa·tive, adjective ex·tir·pa·tor, noun un·ex·tir·pat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby extirpate
extinctive,
extine,
extinguish,
extinguishant,
extinguisher,
extirpate,
extirpation,
extn.,
extol,
extorsion,
extorsive
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British Dictionary definitions for extirpation
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, nounWord Origin for extirpate
C16: from Latin
exstirpāre to root out, from
stirps root, stock
Medical definitions for extirpation
extirpation
[ ĕk′stər-pā′shən ]
n.
The surgical removal of an organ, part of an organ, or diseased tissue.