What is the meaning of Extirpate?

(v.t.) To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy.
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APAWebster's. (2011). extirpate. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/extirpate/definitions/2006389
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "extirpate" http://smartdefine.org/extirpate/definitions/2006389 (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, extirpate, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/extirpate/definitions/2006389>.
MLAWebster's. "extirpate" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/extirpate/definitions/2006389>
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