v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Extirpated p. pr. & vb. n. Extirpating ] [ L. extirpatus, exstirpatus, p. p. of extirpare, exstirpare; ex out + strips stock, stem, root. ] To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy.

Syn. -- To eradicate; root out; destroy; exterminate; annihilate; extinguish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. extirpatio, exstirpatio: cf. F. extirpation. ] The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of rooting out, or tending to root out. Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. extirpator, exstirpator: cf. F. extirpateur. ] One who extirpates or roots out; a destroyer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Extirpative. [ 1913 Webster ]