extirpation

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noun

The act of extirpating or uprooting.

Similar
ablationcutting outexcisionderacination
OriginLatin exstirpātiō →
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Meanings

nounextirpation (countable and uncountable, plural extirpations)

plural extirpations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of extirpating or uprooting.

    it aims at the correction of our manners, and extirpation of our vices

    1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 34

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsurgical removal of a body part or tissue

Similar
ablationcutting outexcision
Broader
operationsurgerysurgical operation

nounthe act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

Similar
excisionderacination
Broader
pullpulling
Also see
ablationderacinationdestructionexcision

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinexstirpātiō
  2. Latinexstirpātiō
  3. Englishextirpation

Learned borrowing from Latin exstirpātiō.

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Translations

Bengali উকারানো
  • উকারানো (ukaranō)the act of extirpating
Bulgarian изкореняване
  • изкореняване (izkorenjavane)the act of extirpating
Catalan extirpació
  • extirpacióthe act of extirpating
Dutch uitroeiing
  • uitroeiingthe act of extirpating
German Ausrottung
  • Ausrottungthe act of extirpating
Greek εκρίζωση
  • εκρίζωση (ekrízosi)the act of extirpating
Latin exstirpātiō
  • exstirpātiōthe act of extirpating
Māori whakamōtītanga
  • whakamōtītangathe act of extirpating
Polish ekstyrpacja
  • ekstyrpacjathe act of extirpating
Portuguese extirpação
  • extirpaçãothe act of extirpating
Russian экстирпация
  • экстирпация (ekstirpacija)the act of extirpating
Spanish extirpación
  • extirpaciónthe act of extirpating

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with extirpation

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APA

extirpation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extirpation

MLA

“extirpation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extirpation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extirpation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extirpation.

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