extirpate
/ˈɛkstɝpeɪt/
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Definitions
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destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
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pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
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surgically remove (an organ)