extirpate[verb]Synonyms: annihilate, abate, abolish, blot out, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, root out, uproot, wipe (out), excise, cut out, exsect, resect
Contrasted words: breed, engender, generate, propagate
Related Words: efface,
erase,
expunge,
demolish,
destroy,
raze,
kill off [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ex‧tir‧pate /ˈekstɜːpeɪt $ -ɜːr-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: exstirpatus, past participle of exstirpare, from stirps 'root']
formal to completely destroy something that is unpleasant or unwanted
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲