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Synonyms
ex·tir·pate (ĕḱstər-pāt́)

[Latin exstirpāre, exstirpāt-, ex-, ex-, + stirps, root.]

transitive verb: -pat·ed, -pat·ing, -pates. 

  1. To pull up by the roots.
  2. To destroy totally; exterminate. See synonyms at abolish
  3. To remove by surgery.

derivatives

ex́tir·pátion
noun
ex́tir·pátive
adjective
ex́tir·pátor
noun