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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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They're proposing a plan to extirpate themselves from the well-deserved guilt that they have for fermenting terror and militancy worldwide.
To achieve this, Moldova must, for example, improve its capacity for administration, extirpate corruption and foster a climate for investment.
The victor is the player who, when the referee's whistle goes to take the kick, can extirpate all of his surroundings and focus on the fundamental task in hand.
The US regulators are seeking to extirpate the cancer before it spreads any further.
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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