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extirpate

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈek-stər-ˌpāt\
    • /ˈek.stɜː.peɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈek-stər-ˌpāt\

Definitions of extirpate word

  • noun extirpate Root out and destroy completely. 1
  • transitive verb extirpate eliminate, get rid of 1
  • verb extirpate to remove or destroy completely 0
  • verb extirpate to pull up or out; uproot 0
  • verb extirpate to remove (an organ or part) surgically 0
  • verb transitive extirpate to pull up by the roots; root out 0
See all 7 definitions of extirpate

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Parts of speech for Extirpate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Extirpate

extirpate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for extirpate

verb extirpate

  • abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
  • abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
  • annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
  • demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
  • deracinate — to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate

adjective extirpate

  • removed — remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from.
All 22 Synonyms of extirpate

Antonyms for extirpate

verb extirpate

  • add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
  • bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
  • build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
  • construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
  • create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
All 14 Antonyms of extirpate

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