Extirpative

  • 1Extirpative — Ex tir*pa*tive, a. Capable of rooting out, or tending to root out. Cheyne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2extirpative — index detrimental, dire, disastrous, fatal, pernicious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3extirpative — See extirpation. * * * …

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  • 4extirpative — adjective Of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation. See Also: extirpate, extirpator …

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  • 5extirpative — exˈtirpative adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑extirpate …

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  • 6surgery — /serr jeuh ree/, n., pl. surgeries for 3 5. 1. the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures. 2. the branch of medicine concerned with such treatment. 3. treatment, as an operation,… …

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  • 7Extirpatory — Ex*tir pa*to*ry, a. Extirpative. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8Anglo–Powhatan Wars — The Anglo–Powhatan Wars were two wars fought between English settlers and Indians of the Powhatan Confederacy in Virginia. The First War lasted from 1609–1613 and ended in a peace settlement. The Second War lasted from 1644 1646 and ended in… …

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  • 9extirpate — extirpation, n. extirpative, adj. extirpator, n. /ek steuhr payt , ik sterr payt/, v.t., extirpated, extirpating. 1. to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate. 2. to pull up by or as if by the roots; root up: to extirpate an… …

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  • 10extirpate — verb /ˈɛkstɜːpeɪt,ˈɛkstɝːpeɪt/ a) To pull up by the roots; uproot. b) To destroy completely; to annihilate. Syn: extricate, uproot, deracinate, annihilate …

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