Definition of Extirp

1. v. t. To extirpate.

Definition of Extirp

1. Verb. (obsolete) To extirpate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Extirp

1. to root out [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Extirp

1. To extirpate. "It is impossible to extirp it quite, friar." (Shak). Origin: Cf. F. Extirper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Extirp

extine
extines
extinguish
extinguishable
extinguishant
extinguishants
extinguished
extinguisher
extinguishers
extinguishes
extinguisheth
extinguishing
extinguishment
extinguishments
extinguisht
extirp (current term)
extirpable
extirpate
extirpated
extirpates
extirpating
extirpation
extirpations
extirpative
extirpator
extirpators
extirpatory
extirped
extirper
extirpers

Literary usage of Extirp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"To extirp. To extirpate. Lat. ... Of thanks til-vise t' extirp the memory Of such ;ui act. 1Ï. ..."

2. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciencesedited by [Anonymus AC02809657] edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1894)
"K-1.1. FEMORAL. Weight compression, iii- K-9, Lig. of cxt. Iliac: 2 days later, extirp. of sac, iii. K-13. ..."

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