extirpate meaning and definition

EXTIRPATE verb

Definition of extirpate (verb)

1. destroy completely, as if down to the roots
   • "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
   • synonyms: eradicate, exterminate, root out, uproot
2. pull up by or as if by the roots
   • "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
   • synonyms: deracinate, root out, uproot
3. surgically remove (an organ)