extirpate vs destruct

extirpate and destruct both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
extirpate	No	No	Yes	No
destruct	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, destruct is a hypernym of extirpate; that is, destruct is a word with a broader meaning than extirpate:

Other hypernyms of extirpate include destroy.

extirpate (verb)	destruct (verb)
surgically remove (an organ)	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
pull up by or as if by the roots	destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
destroy completely, as if down to the roots