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ex•tir•pate
(ek′stər pāt′, ik stûr′pāt),USA pronunciation v.t., -pat•ed, -pat•ing.
ex′tir•pa′tion, n.
ex′tir•pa′tive, adj.
ex′tir•pa′tor, n.
- to remove or destroy totally;
do away with;
exterminate. - Surgeryto pull up by or as if by the roots;
root up:to extirpate an unwanted hair.
- Latin ex(s)tirpātus plucked up by the stem (past participle of ex(s)tirpāre), equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + stirp- (stem of stirps) stem + -ātus -ate1
- 1530–40
ex′tir•pa′tive, adj.
ex′tir•pa′tor, n.
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