EXTIRPATE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word extirpate. (close relations)
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| eradicate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||
| exterminate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||
| annihilate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| destroy | verbv | |||||
verb • do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of • destroy completely; damage irreparably • defeat soundly and humiliatingly • put (an animal) to death | ||||||
| abolish | verbv | |||||
verb • do away with | ||||||
| eliminate | verbv | |||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out • get rid of something • kill in large numbers • dismiss from consideration or a contest • eliminate from the body • remove from a contest or race • remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations | ||||||
| erase | verbv | |||||
verb • remove from memory or existence • remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing • wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | ||||||
| expunge | verbv | |||||
verb • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | ||||||
| extinguish | verbv | |||||
verb • extinguish by crushing • put an end to; kill • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights • terminate, end, or take out • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| obliterate | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • reduced to nothingness verb • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing • remove completely from recognition or memory • do away with completely, without leaving a trace | ||||||
| purge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge • an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements • an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place verb • oust politically • clear of a charge • make pure or free from sin or guilt • rid of impurities • rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid • eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth • excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) | ||||||
| remove | verbv | |||||
noun • degree of figurative distance or separation verb • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • remove from a position or an office • dispose of • cause to leave • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes • stay away or leave • kill intentionally and with premeditation • get rid of something abstract | ||||||
| wipe out | verbv | |||||
verb • use up (resources or materials) • kill in large numbers • eliminate completely and without a trace • remove from memory or existence • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • wipe out the effect of something | ||||||
| uproot | verbv | |||||
verb • move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment • destroy completely, as if down to the roots • pull up by or as if by the roots | ||||||
| deracinate | verbv | |||||
verb • move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment • pull up by or as if by the roots | ||||||
| excise | verbv | |||||
noun • a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) verb • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line • levy an excise tax on • remove by cutting | ||||||
| extricate | verbv | |||||
verb • release from entanglement of difficulty | ||||||
| root out | verbv | |||||
verb • pull up by or as if by the roots • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||
