extirpate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛkstəpeɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛkstɚpeɪt/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧tir‧pate

Verb

Plain form extirpate

Third-person singular extirpates

Past tense extirpated

Past participle extirpated

Present participle extirpating

1. (transitive) If you extirpate something, you destroy it completely.
   • Synonyms: annihilate and eradicate