extirpate

One entry found for extirpate.

Main Entry: ex·tir·pate
Pronunciation: 'ek-st&r-"pAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -pat·ed; -pat·ing
Etymology: Latin exstirpatus, past participle of exstirpare, from ex- + stirp-, stirps trunk, root
1 a : to destroy completely : WIPE OUT b : to pull up by the root
2 : to cut out by surgery
synonym see EXTERMINATE
- ex·tir·pa·tion /"ek-st&r-'pA-sh&n/ noun
- ex·tir·pa·tor /'ek-st&r-"pA-t&r/ noun