transitive verb (-pated; -pating) Etymology: Latin exstirpatus, past participle of exstirpare, from ex- + stirp-, stirps trunk, root Date: 1535 1. to destroy completely ; wipe out , to pull up by the root, to cut out by surgery, see: exterminate extirpation noun extirpator noun
EXTIRPATE
Meaning of EXTIRPATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012