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extirpateOne entry found. 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 synonyms see exterminate — ex·tir·pa·tion \ˌek-stər-ˈpā-shən\ noun — ex·tir·pa·tor \ˈek-stər-ˌpā-tər\ noun
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