Extirpate

  • 11extirpate — verb /ˈɛkstɜːpeɪt,ˈɛkstɝːpeɪt/ a) To pull up by the roots; uproot. b) To destroy completely; to annihilate. Syn: extricate, uproot, deracinate, annihilate …

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  • 12extirpate — Synonyms and related words: abate, abolish, abscind, amputate, annihilate, ban, bar, blot, bob, clip, crop, cull, cut, cut away, cut off, cut out, deracinate, dock, eliminate, enucleate, eradicate, except, excise, exclude, exterminate, extinguish …

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  • 13extirpate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. uproot, eradicate, destroy (see destruction). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. exterminate, annihilate, abolish, root out; see destroy 1 . See Synonym Study at exterminate . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …

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  • 14extirpate — ex|tir|pate [ˈekstə:peıt US ə:r ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: exstirpatus, past participle of exstirpare, from stirps root ] formal to completely destroy something that is unpleasant or unwanted …

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  • 15extirpate — ex|tir|pate [ ekstɜr,peıt ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to completely destroy or get rid of something …

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  • 16extirpate — ex·tir·pate || ekstɜːpeɪt v. destroy, eradicate; uproot …

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  • 17extirpate — [ ɛkstə:peɪt] verb destroy completely; eradicate. Derivatives extirpation noun extirpator noun Origin ME: from L. exstirpare, from ex out + stirps a stem …

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  • 18extirpate — v. a. Eradicate, uproot, exterminate, annihilate, destroy, abolish, root out …

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  • 19extirpate — verb (T) formal to completely destroy something that is unpleasant or unwanted extirpation noun (C) …

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  • 20extirpate — v 1. obliterate, exterminate, expunge, eradicate, annihilate, discreate, abolish; blot out, strike out, stamp out, snuff out, crush out; devastate, destroy, demolish, ravage, desolate, ruin, Dial. ruinate, raze; efface, wipe out, do away with,… …

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