destruction, eradication; uprooting
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Extirpation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy.
extirpation
\ex`tir*pa"tion\ (?), n. [l. extirpatio, exstirpatio: cf. f. extirpation.] the act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy.
Noun
1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue
(synonym) ablation, cutting out, excision
(hypernym) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
(hyponym) adenoidectomy
(derivation) extirpate
2. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
(synonym) excision, deracination
(hypernym) pull, pulling
(derivation) uproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate
Extirpation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Extirpation can refer to:
- Local extinction
- removing solid matter from a part of the body, as in thrombectomy or endarterectomy
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Extirpation Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
(Biology) To destroy or remove completely, as a species from an particular area, region, or habitat. Compare to Extinction.
Extirpation Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
