English verb: extirpate | |||
1. | extirpate (creation) destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||
Samples | The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted. Root out corruption. | ||
Synonyms | eradicate, exterminate, root out, uproot | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | destroy, destruct | ||
2. | extirpate (contact) pull up by or as if by the roots | ||
Samples | Uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden. | ||
Synonyms | deracinate, root out, uproot | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stub | ||
3. | extirpate (change) surgically remove (an organ) | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Domain category | surgery | ||