ex·tir·pate

(ĕk′stər-pāt′)

tr.v. ex·tir·pat·ed, ex·tir·pat·ing, ex·tir·pates

a. To destroy totally; kill off: an effort to reintroduce wildlife that had been extirpated from the region.

b. To render absent or nonexistent: "No society ... is devoid of ... religion, even those ... which have made deliberate attempts to extirpate it" (Roy A. Rappaport). See Synonyms at eliminate.

2. To pull up by the roots.

3. To remove by surgery.

[Latin exstirpāre, exstirpāt- : ex-, ex- + stirps, root.]

ex′tir·pa′tion n.

ex′tir·pa′tive adj.

ex′tir·pa′tor n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

extirpation

1. the process of extirpating or destroying totally, as by tearing up the roots.
2. the condition of being totally destroyed.

See also: Processes

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Noun	1.	extirpation - surgical removal of a body part or tissue ablation, cutting out, excision adenoidectomy - surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy adrenalectomy, suprarenalectomy - surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands appendectomy, appendicectomy - surgical removal of the vermiform appendix cholecystectomy - surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain) clitoridectomy, female circumcision - excision of the clitoris surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" embolectomy - surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery) endarterectomy - surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis enervation - surgical removal of a nerve hypophysectomy - surgical removal of the pituitary gland hysterectomy - surgical removal of the uterus laminectomy - surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae laryngectomy - surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx) lithotomy - surgical removal of a stone (calculus) lobectomy - surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain) lumpectomy - surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer mastectomy - surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor mastoidectomy - surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process meniscectomy - surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee nephrectomy - surgical removal of a kidney neurectomy - surgical removal of all or part of a nerve oophorectomy, ovariectomy - surgical removal of one of both ovaries oophorosalpingectomy - surgical removal of one or both ovaries and the corresponding Fallopian tubes ophthalmectomy - surgical removal of an eye orchidectomy - surgical removal of one or both testicles pancreatectomy - surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas pneumonectomy - surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer) prostatectomy - surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland salpingectomy - surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes septectomy - surgical removal of all or part of a septum (especially the nasal septum or atrial septum) sigmoidectomy - surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor) splenectomy - surgical removal of the spleen stapedectomy - surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear sympathectomy - surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system thrombectomy - surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel thyroidectomy - surgical removal of the thyroid gland tonsillectomy - surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy vasectomy - surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible vulvectomy - surgical removal of part or all of the vulva
	2.	extirpation - the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence deracination, excision pull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

extirpation

noun

Utter destruction:

annihilation, eradication, extermination, extinction, extinguishment, liquidation, obliteration.

Translations

extirpation

estirpazione

extirpação

extirpation

[ˌekstəˈpeɪʃən] N → extirpación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

extirpation

n (lit, fig) → Ausrottung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ex·tir·pa·tion

n. extirpación, ablación de una parte u órgano.

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