| VERB | creation | extirpate, uproot, eradicate, root out, exterminate | destroy completely, as if down to the roots |
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| contact | extirpate, uproot, deracinate, root out | pull up by or as if by the roots | |
| change | extirpate | surgically remove (an organ) |
| Sounds | eh'ksterpey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 539 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Destroy completely, as if down to the roots. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | uproot, eradicate, root out, exterminate | |
| Broader | destroy, destruct | Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of |
| Nouns | extirpation | the act of pulling ... / pulling up or out |
| Meaning | pull up by or as if by the roots. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | uproot, deracinate, root out | |
| Narrower | stub | Pull up (weeds) by their roots |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Nouns | extirpation | the act of pulling ... / pulling up or out |
| Meaning | surgically remove (an organ) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | surgery | The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Nouns | extirpation | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |