Main Entry: ex·tir·pate

Pronunciation: \ˈek-stər-ˌpāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): ex·tir·pat·ed; ex·tir·pat·ing

Etymology: Latin exstirpatus, past participle of exstirpare, from ex- + stirp-, stirps trunk, root

Date: 1535

1 a : to destroy completely : wipe out b : to pull up by the root
2 : to cut out by surgery

synonyms see exterminate

— ex·tir·pa·tion \ˌek-stər-ˈpā-shən\ noun

— ex·tir·pa·tor \ˈek-stər-ˌpā-tər\ noun