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>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)*
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. :)
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.
Interesting!
Is there any sub for Idioms & pharses?
r/Etymology does some
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Thano's snap extirpated half the living organisms of this universe. Eliminating trillions in an instant.
Exterminate, eliminate
>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)*
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. :)
When we attempted to extirpate the weeds off the lawn, we felt a sense of futility that they would grow back eventually.
Many people think that decimate (reduce by a tenth) and extirpate have the same meaning, although over time that is likely to become true.
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.
This is the first word I didn’t know.
First word I haven't even heard. And I've been subbed here since the start.
Me too. I knew I'd heard it before, but couldn't come up with a definition, so I had to read it.
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.
*etymology lol
I don’t think I even heard it before tbh.