Extirpative
31extirpate — v.t. destroy; banish; uproot. ♦ extirpation, ♦ extirpator, n. ♦ extirpative, ♦ extirpatory, a …
32extirpate — [eks′tər pāt΄; ] also [ ek stʉr′pāt΄] vt. extirpated, extirpating [< L extirpatus, pp. of extirpare, exstirpare, to root out < ex , out + stirps, lower part of a tree, root < IE base * ster , stiff > STARE, STARVE, STARK] 1. to pull… …
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