extirpate
extirpate
Definition
ex·tir·pate (eks′tər pāt′; also ek stʉr′-)
ex′·tir·pa′·tion noun
ex′·tir·pa′·tive adjective
ex′·tir·pa′·tor noun
extirpate
Synonyms
extirpate
v.
extirpate
Usage Examples
Object
- heresy: It was not therefore his support for, or failure to extirpate, heresy that made Raimond Roger a target.
- mammal: Hunted to extinction by the 16th century, it is now poised to become the first of our extirpated mammals to be reintroduced.
- species: Recovery of extirpated species requires a multi-disciplinary effort involving many people and agencies to address the ecological, economic and political factors involved.
Modifying Another Word
Browse dictionary entries near extirpate
- extinguisher
- extinguish
- extinctive
- extinction
- extinct
- exterritorial
- exteroceptor
- externals
- externalize
- externality
- extirpation
- extol
- extort
- extortion
- extortionate
- extortionist
- extra
- extra-base hit
- extra dividend
- Extra low voltage
