Extirpate
verb'ɛkstər,peɪt
Verb
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Type of:DestructDestroypull up by or as if by the roots
Similar:DeracinateUprootType of:DisplaceMovesurgically remove (an organ)
Type of:WithdrawRemoveTake
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Similar Words
- Eradicate
- Exterminate
- Uproot
- Deracinate
- Extirpation