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extirpate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
extirpate
(verb)
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extirpate
/
ˈ
ɛkstɚˌpeɪt/
verb
extirpates
;
extirpated
;
extirpating
extirpate
/
ˈ
ɛkstɚˌpeɪt/
verb
extirpates
;
extirpated
;
extirpating
Learner's definition of EXTIRPATE
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to destroy or remove (something) completely
Such ingrained behavior can never be completely
extirpated
. [=
eradicated
]
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— extirpation
/ˌɛkstɚ
ˈ
peɪʃən/
noun
[
noncount
]
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