VividLex

Home / Dictionary / extirpation

extirpation

6 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. surgical removal of a body part or tissue Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 5. The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of beingextirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, theextirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race ofmen, of heresy. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 n. the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

Open full thesaurus page for extirpation · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Search dictionary Related words Home
extirpating
extirpative