v.
Pronunciation: ' ek-st ə r- ˌ p ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -pat · ed ; -pat · ing
Etymology: Latin exstirpatus, past participle of exstirpare, from ex- + stirp-, stirps trunk, root
Date: 1535
1 a : to destroy completely : WIPE OUT b : to pull up by the root
2 : to cut out by surgery
synonyms see EXTERMINATE
– ex · tir · pa · tion \ ˌ ek-st ə r- ' p ā -sh ə n \ noun
– ex · tir · pa · tor \ ' ek-st ə r- ˌ p ā -t ə r \ noun