Extirpate
English Meaning
To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy.
- To pull up by the roots.
- To destroy totally; exterminate. See Synonyms at abolish.
- To remove by surgery.