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destroy vs extirpate

extirpate vs destroy

destroy and extirpate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
extirpate No No Yes No
As verbs, extirpate is a hyponym of destroy; that is, extirpate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
  • extirpate: destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Other hyponyms of destroy include kill, do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of, self-destroy, self-destruct, destruct, end, fracture, sweep away, wipe out, interdict, demolish, pulverise, pulverize, demolish, break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart, dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down, eradicate, exterminate, root out, uproot, dilapidate, demyelinate.
destroy (verb) extirpate (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly surgically remove (an organ)
destroy completely; damage irreparably pull up by or as if by the roots
put (an animal) to death destroy completely, as if down to the roots
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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