(v. t.) To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor\; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy.

abate abolish abscind amputate annihilate ban bar blot bob clip crop cull cut cut away cut off cut out deracinate dock eliminate enucleate eradicate except excise exclude exterminate extinguish isolate knock off liquidate lop mutilate nip pare peel pick out prune purge remove root out root up rule out set apart set aside shave shear stamp out strike off strip strip off sweep away take off take out truncate uproot wipe out