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extirpate

verb

surgically remove (an organ)

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
XT
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɛkstəpeɪt

Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. surgically remove (an organ)

verb

  1. pull up by or as if by the roots

    “uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden”

verb

  1. destroy completely, as if down to the roots

    “the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”

In context

Example Sentences

uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
root out corruption

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