(v. t.) To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy.
EXTIRPATE
Meaning of EXTIRPATE in English
Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012