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extirpate
What does extirpate mean?
extirpate (verb): to destroy completely; to annihilate.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce extirpate?
/ˈɛkstɚˌpeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of extirpate?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “extirpate” mean?
give away information about somebody
Not quite: that's what snitch means.
speed up the progress of; facilitate
Not quite: that's what expedite means.
to destroy completely; to annihilate
Right! That's what “extirpate” means.
to make less; to diminish; to reduce
Not quite: that's what lessen means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “extirpate”?
eradicate
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designate
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originate
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speculate
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