ex·tir·pate ( k st r-p t )
tr.v. ex·tir·pat·ed, ex·tir·pat·ing, ex·tir·pates
1. To pull up by the roots.
2. To destroy totally; exterminate. See Synonyms at abolish.
3. To remove by surgery.
[Latin exstirp
re, exstirpt- : ex-, ex- + stirps, root.]
ex
tir·pation n.
ex
tir·pative adj.
ex
tir·pator n. |
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Mom extirpates weeds in her yard just as surgeons extirpated a tumor from Auntie Mary's brain.
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