extirpate
To pull up by the rootsTo pull up by the roots; uproot.
» The evil of the world has to be extirpated.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To pull up by the roots; uproot.
mit den Wurzeln herausreißen, an den Wurzeln herausreißen, entwurzeln
искореня́тьiskorenjátʹ, искорени́тьiskorenítʹ, вырыва́ть с ко́рнемvyryvátʹ s kórnem
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
(transitive)To destroy completely; to annihilate.
ausrotten, austilgen, ausmerzen
искореня́тьiskorenjátʹ, искорени́тьiskorenítʹ
To cause a population to go extinct in a particular region, but not across the entire range of the species or subspecies.
The cougar was extirpated across nearly all of its eastern North American range in the two centuries after European colonization.
(transitive)To surgically remove.
выреза́тьvyrezátʹ, вы́резатьvýrezatʹ
surgically remove (an organ)
(obsolete, transitive)To clear an area of roots and stumps.
pull up by or as if by the roots
Examples
2 sentencesThe evil of the world has to be extirpated.
This thing is necessary to extirpate the evil of the world.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
The verb is first attested in 1538, the adjective in 1541; borrowed from Latin exstirpātusThe verb is first attested in 1538, the adjective in 1541; borrowed from Latin exstirpātus perfect passive participle of exstirpō (“to uproot”), from ex- (“out of”) + stirps (“the lower part of the trunk of a tree, including the roots; the stem, stalk”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)). Doublet of extirp. Common participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
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Forms
extirpates, extirpating, extirpated, extirpated| Base form | extirpate · to extirpate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | extirpates |
| Present participle | extirpating |
| Past simple | extirpated |
| Past participle | extirpated |
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Synonyms
57 synonyms- pull up by or as if by the roots:uprootderacinateroot out
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots:uprooteradicateroot outexterminate
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle