Meaning & Definition of Extirpate in English
English⟶
Extirpate
/ɛkstərpet/
verb
1. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- "The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
synonym:
- uproot,
- eradicate,
- extirpate,
- root out,
- exterminate
2. Pull up by or as if by the roots
- "Uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
synonym:
- uproot,
- extirpate,
- deracinate,
- root out
3. Surgically remove (an organ)
synonym:
- extirpate