extirpate

[ ek-ster-peyt, ik-stur-peyt ]

/ ˈɛk stərˌpeɪt, ɪkˈstɜr peɪt /

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verb (used with object), ex·tir·pat·ed, ex·tir·pat·ing.

to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate.

to pull up by or as if by the roots; root up: to extirpate an unwanted hair.

Origin of extirpate

1530–40; <Latin ex(s)tirpātus plucked up by the stem (past participle of ex(s)tirpāre), equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + stirp- (stem of stirps) stem + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM extirpate

ex·tir·pa·tion, nounex·tir·pa·tive, adjectiveex·tir·pa·tor, nounun·ex·tir·pat·ed, adjective

Words nearby extirpate

extinctive, extine, extinguish, extinguishant, extinguisher, extirpate, extirpation, extn., extol, extorsion, extorsive

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Example sentences from the Web for extirpate

When they appear in a district, cattle-farmers have to combine to hunt them down and extirpate them.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)|William Delisle Hay
As if this were not enough, they tried to extirpate another affection, even more sacred and more devoted still.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
Leo determined to extirpate the tyranny of the Vandals, and solemnly invested Anthemius with the diadem and purple of the West .
The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI.|Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton
None of them have beards, and it would seem they use a cosmetic to extirpate them.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 399, January 1849|Various

The prince-bishops of those territories had long been anxious to extirpate Lutheranism from their dioceses.
The Superstitions of Witchcraft|Howard Williams

British Dictionary definitions for extirpate

extirpate

/ (ˈɛkstəˌpeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to remove or destroy completely

to pull up or out; uproot

to remove (an organ or part) surgically

Derived forms of extirpate

extirpation, nounextirpative, adjectiveextirpator, noun

Word Origin for extirpate

C16: from Latin exstirpāre to root out, from stirps root, stock

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单词	extirpate
释义	extirpate [ ek-ster-peyt, ik-stur-peyt ] / ˈɛk stərˌpeɪt, ɪkˈstɜr peɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR extirpate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ex·tir·pat·ed, ex·tir·pat·ing. to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate. to pull up by or as if by the roots; root up: to extirpate an unwanted hair. Origin of extirpate 1530–40; <Latin ex(s)tirpātus plucked up by the stem (past participle of ex(s)tirpāre), equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + stirp- (stem of stirps) stem + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM extirpate ex·tir·pa·tion, nounex·tir·pa·tive, adjectiveex·tir·pa·tor, nounun·ex·tir·pat·ed, adjective Words nearby extirpate extinctive, extine, extinguish, extinguishant, extinguisher, extirpate, extirpation, extn., extol, extorsion, extorsive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extirpate When they appear in a district, cattle-farmers have to combine to hunt them down and extirpate them. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)\|William Delisle Hay As if this were not enough, they tried to extirpate another affection, even more sacred and more devoted still. History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3\|Henry Thomas Buckle Leo determined to extirpate the tyranny of the Vandals, and solemnly invested Anthemius with the diadem and purple of the West . The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI.\|Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton None of them have beards, and it would seem they use a cosmetic to extirpate them. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 399, January 1849\|Various The prince-bishops of those territories had long been anxious to extirpate Lutheranism from their dioceses. The Superstitions of Witchcraft\|Howard Williams British Dictionary definitions for extirpate extirpate / (ˈɛkstəˌpeɪt) / verb (tr) to remove or destroy completely to pull up or out; uproot to remove (an organ or part) surgically Derived forms of extirpate extirpation, nounextirpative, adjectiveextirpator, noun Word Origin for extirpate C16: from Latin exstirpāre to root out, from stirps root, stock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to extirpate efface, demolish, excise, exterminate, expunge, remove, abolish, abate, erase, kill, eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, raze, eradicate, deracinate, cut out, wipe out, blot out, exsect
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extirpate

verb (used with object), ex·tir·pat·ed, ex·tir·pat·ing.

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