ExtirpateWordNet Explorer

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures

pull up by or as if by the roots

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

pull up (weeds) by their roots

destroy completely, as if down to the roots

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of