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What does extirpate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word extirpate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To clear an area of roots and stumps.
  2. (transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot.
  3. (transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate.
  4. (transitive) To surgically remove.
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Even the blithe lovebird will extirpate its rival suitor in the most gruesome manner.
Even the fall of the Roman Empire did not empower ruthless rebels or pseudoreligious cults to extirpate law and order in every corner of the realm.
To achieve this, Moldova must, for example, improve its capacity for administration, extirpate corruption and foster a climate for investment.
They don't extirpate every scintilla of self-doubt you've ever had.
The regime of terror and lies did much to extirpate socialist idealism among the toiling masses.
There should be no constitutional obligation to extirpate all historical religious references from American public life.

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