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# extirpate

verb (extirpate, extirpates, extirpated, extirpating)

«extirpate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To extirpate something is to destroy it completely, pulling it out by the roots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extirpate/#m1)
2. (science) A species is extirpated from an area when it dies out there but still lives elsewhere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extirpate/#m2)
3. (medical) To extirpate can mean to remove an organ or growth completely by surgery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extirpate/#m3)

### In the lessons

A rare, formal word. In nature and conservation, wolves were extirpated from Britain, but they still live in Canada; bears were extirpated in many places. In history and formal writing, people tried to extirpate ideas, diseases or crimes. Phrases: «extirpate a disease», «extirpated from the region».

### Examples

- The government tried to extirpate the disease completely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extirpate/#x1)
- Beavers were extirpated from England but have now returned. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extirpate/#x2)
- Gardeners try to extirpate weeds by the roots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extirpate/#x3)
- The king vowed to extirpate all rebels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extirpate/#x4)
- The species is extirpated from Ireland but still lives in Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extirpate/#x5)
- The surgeon extirpated the growth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extirpate/#x6)

### Note

Very formal; everyday speech says «wipe out» or «root out». Say «EK-ster-pate». Noun: extirpation. Difference: extinct = gone everywhere; extirpated = gone from one area only.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «extirpate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/extirpate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«extirpate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/extirpate.html) on Mova free.