Extirpate
/ˈɛkstəpeɪt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:18 ptsWWF:19 pts9 letters
Definition of Extirpate
verb
- To clear an area of roots and stumps.
- To pull up by the roots; uproot.
- To destroy completely; to annihilate.
"The cougar was extirpated across nearly all of its eastern North American range in the two centuries after European colonization."
- To surgically remove.
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annihilatedestroyeradicateexterminatederacinateextricateuprootexcise