🪓extirpate

verb
/ˈek.stər.peɪt/

Meaning

to completely remove or destroy something unwanted

Example Sentences

The government launched a program to extirpate corruption from public offices.

Synonyms

eradicate, eliminate, wipe out, abolish, uproot

Antonyms

preserve, maintain, conserve

Collocations

extirpate disease, extirpate corruption, extirpate weeds, extirpate traditions

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