Extirpate

Verb

 * 1)  To clear an area of roots and stumps.
 * 2)  To pull up by the roots; uproot.
 * 3)  To destroy completely; to annihilate.
 * 4)  To surgically remove.

Synonyms

 * extricate, uproot, deracinate
 * annihilate, destroy, eradicate, exterminate
 * excise
 * See also Thesaurus:destroy

Related terms

 * extirp
 * extirpation
 * extirpative
 * extirpator

Thesaurus
abate, abolish, abscind, amputate, annihilate, ban, bar, blot, bob, clip, crop, cull, cut, cut away, cut off, cut out, deracinate, dock, eliminate, enucleate, eradicate, except, excise, exclude, exterminate, extinguish, isolate, knock off, liquidate, lop, mutilate, nip, pare, peel, pick out, prune, purge, remove, root out, root up, rule out, set apart, set aside, shave, shear, stamp out, strike off, strip, strip off, sweep away, take off, take out, truncate, uproot, wipe out

Etymology
From exstirpo: < ex-: + stirps:

Translations

 * Polish: wykorzenić
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 * Polish: wyplenić
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 * Russian: вырезать
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