transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈek-stər-ˌpāt ]
transitive verb
( -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 ˌek-stər-ˈpā-shən noun
• ex·tir·pa·tor ˈek-stər-ˌpā-tər noun