extirpate vs exterminate

extirpate and exterminate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, extirpate and exterminate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of extirpate include eradicate, root out, uproot.

extirpate (verb)	exterminate (verb)
surgically remove (an organ)	kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
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