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exterminate vs extirpate

extirpate vs exterminate

exterminate and extirpate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exterminate No No Yes No
extirpate No No Yes No
As verbs, exterminate and extirpate are synonyms defined as:
  • exterminate and extirpate: destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Other synonyms of exterminate include eradicate, root out, uproot.
exterminate (verb) extirpate (verb)
kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many surgically remove (an organ)
destroy completely, as if down to the roots pull up by or as if by the roots
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Difference between exterminate and extirpate

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