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