ex·tir·pate
verb/ˈekstəpeɪt/
/ˈekstərpeɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they extirpate | /ˈekstəpeɪt/ /ˈekstərpeɪt/ |
| he / she / it extirpates | /ˈekstəpeɪts/ /ˈekstərpeɪts/ |
| past simple extirpated | /ˈekstəpeɪtɪd/ /ˈekstərpeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle extirpated | /ˈekstəpeɪtɪd/ /ˈekstərpeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form extirpating | /ˈekstəpeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈekstərpeɪtɪŋ/ |
- extirpate something to destroy or get rid of something that is bad or not wanted
消灭，根除，除掉（坏的或不需要的事物） Word Originlate Middle English (as extirpation): from Latin exstirpare, from ex- ‘out’ + stirps ‘a stem’.