extirpate

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Synonyms: extirpated, extirpative, extirpator, extimate, extrapate, extirpable, extirpates, expirate

Antonyms: extirpated, extirpative, extirpator, extimate, extrapate, extirpable, extirpates, expirate

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To clear an area of [[root]]s and [[stump]]s.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To pull up by the roots; [[uproot]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[destroy]] completely; to [[annihilate]].
4. {{lb|en|biology}} To cause a population to go [[extinct]] in a particular region, but not across the entire range of the species or subspecies.
5. {{senseid|en|surgery}}{{lb|en|transitive}} To [[surgically]] remove.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|as a participle}} [[extirpated|Extirpated]]
2. {{lb|en|as a participial adjective}} [[rooted out|Rooted out]], [[extinct]], utterly [[destroyed]].

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