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extirpate vs take away

take away vs extirpate

extirpate and take away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extirpate No No Yes No
take away No No Yes No
As verbs, take away is a hypernym of extirpate; that is, take away is a word with a broader meaning than extirpate:
  • extirpate: surgically remove (an organ)
  • take away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Other hypernyms of extirpate include remove, take, withdraw.
extirpate (verb) take away (verb)
surgically remove (an organ) take out or remove
pull up by or as if by the roots remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
destroy completely, as if down to the roots get rid of something abstract
take away a part from; diminish
buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
take from a person or place
Difference between extirpate and take away

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