extirpate

• 动词，指彻底根除、消灭或清除某事物，常用于正式或文学语境。

A verb meaning to root out, destroy completely, or eradicate something, often used in formal or literary contexts.

1. Destroy completelyC2formal

   To destroy or remove something completely, especially a species, idea, or problem.

   彻底消灭

   • The government aimed to extirpate the disease from the region.
   • Efforts were made to extirpate invasive species from the island.
   • The regime tried to extirpate all opposition through force.

   同义词annihilateeliminateeradicateexterminateobliterateroot outuprootwipe out

   反义词createcultivateestablishfosterintroducepreservepromoteprotectsupport

2. Uproot or pull outC2formal

   To pull something out by the roots, literally or figuratively.

   根除

   • The gardener extirpated the weeds from the flowerbed.
   • They sought to extirpate corruption from the institution.
   • The historian attempted to extirpate false narratives from the record.

   同义词deracinatepull uproot outuprootweed out

   反义词implantinsertplantroot