EXTIRPATE: "to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate.to pull up by or as if by the roots; root up"
"Extirpate" means to completely destroy, eliminate, or remove something. Its etymology traces back to the Latin word "extirpatus," which means "root out." Sample sentences: The government launched a campaign to extirpate corruption from its institutions. Efforts were made to extirpate invasive species from the delicate ecosystem. The company had to extirpate all traces of the computer virus to secure its network. It was his goal to extirpate poverty from the community through education and opportunity. The historical documents were almost extirpated by the fire, but some were salvaged in time. Extirpate implies a complete removal or destruction, often in a systematic or thorough manner. Synonyms: eradicate, wipe out, exterminate Antonyms: conserve, preserve, protect Quotes: “I had not intended to love him: the reader knows I had wrought hard to extirpate from my soul the germs of love there detected; ...” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre “In my life...