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- Dictionaryex·tir·pate/ˈekstərˌpāt/
verb
- 1. root out and destroy completely: "the use of every legal measure to extirpate this horrible evil from the land"
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May 30, 2012 · extirpate implies extinction of a race, family, species, or sometimes an idea or doctrine by destruction or removal of its means of propagation. eradicate implies the driving out or elimination of something that has established itself.
Extirpate definition: to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate. . See examples of EXTIRPATE used in a sentence.
It never attempted to extirpate its rivals. Our religion is intended to extirpate vices, whereas it screens, nourishes, and incites them. The only security was in extirpating the power. When jealousy is once suffered to take root, it is impossible to extirpate it—therefore it is better not to let it gain ground.
Use the verb extirpate when you mean to destroy completely or get rid of completely. If you came home from vacation with your luggage infested by bedbugs, you will need to call an exterminator to extirpate them.
It never attempted to extirpate its rivals. Our religion is intended to extirpate vices, whereas it screens, nourishes, and incites them. The only security was in extirpating the power. When jealousy is once suffered to take root, it is impossible to extirpate it—therefore it is better not to let it gain ground.
3 meanings: 1. to remove or destroy completely 2. to pull up or out; uproot 3. to remove (an organ or part) surgically.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of extirpate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To destroy totally; kill off: an effort to reintroduce wildlife that had been extirpated from the region. b. To render absent or nonexistent: "No society ... is devoid of ... religion, even those ... which have made deliberate attempts to extirpate it" (Roy A. Rappaport). See Synonyms at eliminate. 2. To pull up by the roots. 3.
To destroy or remove completely; exterminate; abolish. To render absent or nonexistent. To pull up by the roots; root out. To remove by surgery. The farmer did his best to extirpate all of the weeds in his garden. The police has a specific goal to extirpate crime in the neighborhood.
extirpate meaning, definition, what is extirpate: to completely destroy something that is ...: Learn more.
