extirpate [verb]

Definition of extirpate:

destroy completely, as if down to the roots

Synonyms of extirpate:

● Eradicate

● Exterminate

● Root out

● Uproot

● Destroy

● Annihilate

● Abolish

● Obliterate

● Eliminate


Opposite/Antonyms of extirpate:

● Bear

● Help

● Beget

● Blaze

● Construct

● Create

● Make

● Show


Sentence/Example of extirpate:

The US regulators are seeking to extirpate the cancer before it spreads any further.