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to extirpate
01
to completely destroy or remove something
Transitive: to extirpate sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
extirpate
3rd person singular
extirpates
Present participle
extirpating
Past simple
extirpated
Past participle
extirpated
02
to remove something completely by pulling it out from its root
Transitive: to extirpate a plant
03
to remove something from the body through a surgical procedure
Transitive: to extirpate a bodily tissue
Examples
The surgeon had to extirpate the tumor to prevent it from spreading further.
Lexical Tree
extirpation
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