extirpate

/ˈɛkstɚpˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. destroy completely, as if down to the roots
   “the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”
2. pull up by or as if by the roots
   “uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden”
3. surgically remove (an organ)

Synonyms for extirpate

• uproot
• eradicate
• root out
• exterminate
• deracinate

Words that rhyme with extirpate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate