Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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extirpate | No | No | Yes | No |
eradicate | No | No | Yes | No |
extirpate (verb) | eradicate (verb) |
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surgically remove (an organ) | kill in large numbers |
pull up by or as if by the roots | destroy completely, as if down to the roots |
destroy completely, as if down to the roots |