What does extirpate mean?

Definitions for extirpate
ˈɛk stərˌpeɪt, ɪkˈstɜr peɪtex·tir·pate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminateverb

    destroy completely, as if down to the roots

    "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

  2. uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root outverb

    pull up by or as if by the roots

    "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

  3. extirpateverb

    surgically remove (an organ)

Wiktionary

  1. extirpateverb

    To clear an area of roots and stumps.

  2. extirpateverb

    To pull up by the roots; uproot.

  3. extirpateverb

    To destroy completely; to annihilate.

  4. extirpateverb

    To surgically remove.

  5. Etymology: From exstirpo, from ex- + stirps

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To EXTIRPATEverb

    To root out; to eradicate; to exscind; to destroy.

    Etymology: extirpo, Latin.

    The rebels were grown so strong, that they made account speedily to extirpate the British nation in that kingdom. Dryd.

    We in vain endeavour with noise, and weapons of law, to drive the wolf from our own to another’s door: the breed ought to be extirpated out of the island. John Locke.

    It is not the business of virtue to extirpate the affections, but to regulate them. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 494.

ChatGPT

  1. extirpate

    Extirpate generally means to destroy or remove completely; to wipe out or eradicate. It can refer to the removal of a species of plant or animal from a particular place or the whole of its natural habitat. Extirpate can also mean to get rid of something that is considered undesirable or unwanted.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Extirpateverb

    to pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Extirpate

    eks′tėr-pāt, v.t. to root out: to destroy totally: to exterminate—(obs.) Extirp′.—adj. Extirp′able.—ns. Extirpā′tion, extermination: total destruction; Extirp′ator.—adj. Extirp′atory. [L. exstirpāre, -ātumex, out, and stirps, a root.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of extirpate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of extirpate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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  • изкоренявам, унищожавамBulgarian
  • ξεριζώνωGreek
  • extirparSpanish
  • از بین بردنPersian
  • juuria, poistaaFinnish
  • annihiler, déraciner, extirperFrench
  • gyökerestül kiirt, kiirtHungarian
  • ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯಿರಿKannada
  • ontworteld, uitgeroeidDutch
  • rykke opp med rotenNorwegian
  • wyplenić, usunąć, wykorzenićPolish
  • extirparPortuguese
  • extirpaRomanian
  • искоренять, [[вырвать]] [[с]] [[корень, вырезать, выкорчёвывать, искоренить, выкорчевать, [[вырывать]] [[с]] [[кореньRussian
  • rycka upp med rötternaSwedish

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