definition of
extirpate

[1] #1 extirpate v. [uproot, eradicate, root out, exterminate] destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption". wn

[2] #2 extirpate v. [uproot, deracinate, root out] pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden". wn

[3] #3 extirpate v. surgically remove (an organ). wn