Extirpative

  • 31extirpate —   v.t. destroy; banish; uproot.    ♦ extirpation,    ♦ extirpator, n.    ♦ extirpative,    ♦ extirpatory, a …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 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… …

    English World dictionary

Pages