extirpate

ex·tir·pate  (kstr-pt)

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

1. To pull up by the roots.

2. To destroy totally; exterminate. See Synonyms at abolish.

3. To remove by surgery.

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[Latin exstirpre, exstirpt- : ex-, ex- + stirps, root.]

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extir·pation n.

extir·pative adj.

extir·pator n.

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extirpate [ˈɛkstəˌpeɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to remove or destroy completely

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) to pull up or out; uproot

3. (Medicine / Surgery) to remove (an organ or part) surgically

[from Latin exstirpāre to root out, from stirps root, stock]

extirpation  n

extirpative  adj

extirpator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	extirpate - destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption" eradicate, exterminate, root out, uproot destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
	2.	extirpate - pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" root out, deracinate, uproot stub - pull up (weeds) by their roots move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	3.	extirpate - surgically remove (an organ) surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

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extirpate

verb wipe out, destroy, eliminate, abolish, erase, remove, eradicate, excise, extinguish, uproot, annihilate, root out, exterminate, expunge, deracinate, pull up by the roots, wipe from the face of the earth The Romans wished to extirpate Druidism in Britain.

Translations

extirpate [ˈekstɜːpeɪt] VT → extirpar

extirpate

vt (lit, fig) → (mit der Wurzel) ausrotten, (gänzlich) beseitigen