01 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 extirp…
imp. & p. p.
Extirpated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Extirpating
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1.
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.
Syn.
To eradicate; root out; destroy; exterminate; annihilate; extinguish.