Definition of Extirpate
Extirpate
ex·tir·pate
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(verb)
to completely destroy something or remove it from existence, to eradicate or eliminate something;
e.g. She made a plan to extirpate corruption from the organization.
(verb)
to get rid of something by or as if by its roots, for example by surgery;
e.g. The doctors performed a surgery to extirpate the infected tissue.
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