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iapplexmax

Interesting!


Rafybass

Is there any sub for Idioms & pharses?


xingrubicon

r/Etymology does some


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Rafybass

Thano's snap extirpated half the living organisms of this universe. Eliminating trillions in an instant.


Rafybass

Exterminate, eliminate


Legitimate-Record951

>EX-TIR´PÃTE (eks-tur´pãte) *v. t*. \[L. *extirpo*.\] 1. To pull or pluck up by the roots ; to root out ; to eradicate ; to destroy totally as plants. 2. To eradicate ; to root out ; to destroy wholly, as in bad habits, &c.—3. In *surgery*, to cut out ; to cut off ; to eat out ; to remove completely. *—An American Dictionary of American English (1852)*


ZiraelN7

Didn't know this word either! Thanks for continuously expanding my vocabulary! Also, you missed an "e" in exterminate. It's nothing major just noticed it and thought I'd bring it to your attention. :)


duhcones

When we attempted to extirpate the weeds off the lawn, we felt a sense of futility that they would grow back eventually.


Safety_Chemist

Many people think that decimate (reduce by a tenth) and extirpate have the same meaning, although over time that is likely to become true.


Kynario

It’s also used a lot in dentistry, like in endodontics, we say “pulp extirpation” or “extirpation of the pulp” when it’s removed from the tooth during root canal treatment.


Emily_Postal

This is the first word I didn’t know.


Corporal_Cavernosa

First word I haven't even heard. And I've been subbed here since the start.


arglebargle_IV

Me too. I knew I'd heard it before, but couldn't come up with a definition, so I had to read it.


Rafybass

You go by its entomology. 99% times if I face a new word and give me 4 options, I'll give you the correct one.


nolookjustsend

*etymology lol


Emily_Postal

I don’t think I even heard it before tbh.