Defenition of the word extirpate
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Defenition of the word extirpate
- To surgically remove.
- To destroy completely leaving no trace.
- To pull up by the roots.
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"
- pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
- surgically remove (an organ)
- pull up by or as if by the roots
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Synonyms for the word extirpate
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- deracinate
- eradicate
- exterminate
- pull up
- root out
- uproot
Hyponyms for the word extirpate
Hypernyms for the word extirpate
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- destroy
- destruct
- displace
- move
- remove
- take
- take away
- withdraw
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