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extirpate
ex·tir·pate [ ékstər pàyt ] (past and past participle ex·tir·pat·ed, present participle ex·tir·pat·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·tir·pates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. completely remove something undesirable: to completely get rid of, kill off, or destroy somebody or something considered undesirable ( formal )

2. remove by surgery: to remove something surgically
[Mid-16th century. < Latin ex(s)tirpat-, past participle of ex(s)tirpare "root out" < stirps "stem, root"]

ex·tir·pa·tion [ èkstər páysh'n ] noun
ex·tir·pa·tive [ ékstər pàytiv ] adjective
ex·tir·pa·tor [ ékstər pàytər ] noun
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