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Extirpate vs Extirpable - What's the difference?

extirpate | extirpable |

As a verb extirpate

is (obsolete) to clear an area of roots and stumps.

As an adjective extirpable is

capable of being extirpated or eradicated.

extirpate

English

Verb

(extirpat)
  • (obsolete) To clear an area of roots and stumps.
  • To pull up by the roots; uproot.
  • To destroy completely; to annihilate.
  • To surgically remove.

    • Synonyms

    * (to pull up by the roots) uproot, eradicate, extricate, deracinate * (to destroy completely) annihilate, destroy, eradicate, exterminate * (to surgically remove) excise * See also

    Related terms

    * extirp * extirpation * extirpative * extirpator

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    extirpable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Capable of being extirpated or eradicated.
    • an extirpable plant
    (Evelyn)
    (Webster 1913)