what does extirpate mean?
EXTIRPATE as VERB
- Meaning
- surgically remove (an organ)
Hypernyms(s) extirpate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- pull up by or as if by the roots
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
Hypernyms(s) extirpate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
Hypernyms(s) extirpate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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