About The Word Extirpation

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Extirpation

Extirpation Meaning & Definition
Extirpation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Extirpation?

[n] the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
[n] surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Synonyms | Synonyms for Extirpation: ablation | cutting out | deracination | excision

Related Terms | Find terms related to Extirpation:

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Extirpation In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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