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extirpate definition
extirpate |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb extirpate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb extirpate Entailment of verb extirpate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb extirpate 2 senses of extirpate Sense 1 uproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate => destroy, destruct Sense 2 uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out => move displace Familiarity of verb extirpate extirpate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb extirpate Sense 1 uproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate => destroy, destruct -------------- Sense 2 uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out => move displace -------------- Overview of verb extirpate The verb extirpate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) uproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate -- (destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted") 2. uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out -- (pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden") Overview of verb extirpate The verb extirpate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) uproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate -- (destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted") 2. uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out -- (pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden")
extirpate definition