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Definitions for extirpation
ex·tir·pa·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excisionnoun
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
extirpation, excision, deracinationnoun
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Wiktionary
extirpationnoun
The act of extirpating or uprooting.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Extirpationnoun
The act of rooting out; eradication; excision; destruction.
Etymology: from extirpate.
It is said that popery, for want of utter extirpation, hath in some places taken root and flourished again. Richard Hooker, b. iv.
Religion requires the extirpation of all those passions and vices which render men unsociable and troublesome to one another. John Tillotson, Sermon 3.
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extirpation
Extirpation is the process of completely eradicating or eliminating something, often referring to a species from a specific habitat or geographical area. It can also refer to the surgical removal of a body part or organ.
Webster Dictionary
Extirpationnoun
the act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy
Etymology: [L. extirpatio, exstirpatio: cf. F. extirpation.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of extirpation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of extirpation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- изкореняванеBulgarian
- uitroeiingDutch
- extirpaçãoPortuguese
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