extirpate
extirpate [ EK-ster-peyt, ik-STUR-peyt ] | |
[ transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. to destroy or remove completely; exterminate 2. to pull up by; uproot | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The Pakistani army chief's decision to send troops to the Swat valley to extirpate the Taliban was well received both within and outside the country. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
President George W. Bush still favored the Israeli offensive to extirpate Hezbollah from Lebanon. |
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