extirpate

🇺🇸 /ˈekstərpeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈekstəpeɪt/
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verb
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Completely remove or destroy something.

The doctors decided to extirpate the tumor to prevent it from spreading further.

translation

v. Completely remove or destroy something.

Word Forms

3rd Present extirpates
Past extirpated
Perfect extirpated
Progressive extirpating

Synonyms

abolish v. 废除 eradicate v. 根除 erase v. 完全清除, 擦除, 删除 destroy v. 摧毁, 毁掉, 扑杀

Antonyms

conserve v. 保护, 节约 preserve v. 保持, 保存, 保鲜, 保护 create v. 创造, 营造, 册封 protect v. 保护 build v. 建造, 创建, 增强 save v. 拯救, 储蓄, 节省, 保存, 收集, 避免, 扑救, 救赎

Similar Words

extricate v. 解脱, 解救 extrapolate v. 推断