extirpate
/ˈekstɜːpeɪt/verb
with obj.
- root out and destroy completely根除; 彻底消灭：
those who tried to extirpate Christianity.
那些企图彻底消灭基督教的人。
派生词
extirpation
nounextirpator
noun词源
late Middle English （as extirpation ）： from Latin exstirpare, from ex- 'out' + stirps 'a stem'.