Word info Synonyms Antonyms

extirpation

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Show all synonyms

Antonyms

Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Phrases with the word

Examples

To achieve the extirpation of Nazi tyranny there are no lengths of violence to which we will not go. Winston Churchill

Every measure of prudence, therefore, ought to be assumed for the eventual total extirpation of slavery from the United States. John Adams

I would do anything that is in my power toward the extirpation of that trade which is a scandal not only to Christianity but humanity. John Wesley

By the 19th century, the species expanded north and east, expanding further after 1900, coinciding with land conversion and the extirpation of wolves. Source: Internet

The extirpation of heretics became a much broader and more complex enterprise, complicated by the politics of territorial Protestant powers, especially in northern Europe. Source: Internet

This factor alone could lead to the extirpation of one or both species, but is compounded by the added factor of prey abundance. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms