To pull up by the roots; root away; eradicate; eradicate; expel; destroy totally: because, to extirpate weeds or noxious plants from a field; to extirpate disease or a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy.
Synonyms To uproot, exterminate, abolish, annihilate.
To pull up because of the roots; root down; expel; get rid of; expel; destroy totally: since, to extirpate weeds or noxious plants from a field; to extirpate cancer tumors or a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate mistake or heresy.
Synonyms To uproot, exterminate, abolish, annihilate.
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