extirpate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɛkstəpeɪt/

Verb

obsolete transitive

(transitive, obsolete) To clear an area of roots and stumps. / (transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot. / (transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate, to cause to go extinct locally.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）根こそぎ取り除く、根絶する。具体的には、根や切り株を除去する、または局所的に絶滅させるほど完全に破壊すること。

What is this buttons?

Before planting the orchard, the elderly farmer hired a crew to extirpate every root and stump from the field.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

果樹園を植える前に、年配の農夫は畑のすべての根や切り株を取り除くために作業員を雇った。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive, obsolete) To clear an area of roots and stumps.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot.

Sense（3）

(transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate, to cause to go extinct locally.

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Sense（4）

(transitive) To surgically remove.

extirpates

（ present singular third-person ）

extirpating

（ participle present ）

extirpated

（ participle past ）

extirpated

（ past ）

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