As a verb extirpate
is to clear an area of roots and stumps.
As an adjective inextirpable is
not capable of being extirpated or rooted out; ineradicable.
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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