What is "extirpate" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does extirpate mean in English? Meaning of extirpate definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "extirpate" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "extirpate": destroy completely, as if down to the roots

Verb

  • Meaning: destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  • Example: the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted root out corruption
  • Synonyms: eradicate exterminate extirpate root out uproot
  • Hypernyms: destroy destruct
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈɛkstɝːpeɪt/

    Meaning of "extirpate": pull up by or as if by the roots

    Verb

  • Meaning: pull up by or as if by the roots
  • Example: uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
  • Synonyms: deracinate extirpate root out uproot
  • Hyponyms: stub
  • Hypernyms: displace move
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈɛkstɝːpeɪt/

    Meaning of "extirpate": surgically remove (an organ)

    Verb

  • Meaning: surgically remove (an organ)
  • Synonyms: extirpate
  • Hypernyms: remove take take away withdraw
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈɛkstɝːpeɪt/

    Synonyms:

    efface, demolish, excise, exterminate, expunge, remove, abolish, abate, erase, kill, eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, raze, eradicate, cut out, wipe out, deracinate, blot out, exsect, root out,

    Antonyms:

    construct, create, institute, ratify, revive, build, fix, add, put in, bear, give birth, plant, establish, help, leave alone,

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