extirpate
ExtirpatedExtirpated
» The evil of the world has to be extirpated.
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2 senses(obsolete)Extirpated
(obsolete)Rooted out, extinct, utterly destroyed.
Examples
2 sentencesThe evil of the world has to be extirpated.
This thing is necessary to extirpate the evil of the world.
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
more extirpate, most extirpate| Comparative | more extirpate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most extirpate Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.