EXTIRPATE
Scrabble letter values: E1X8T1I1R1P3A1T1E1 = 18
Definition
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots. — synonyms: uproot, eradicate, root_out, exterminate
- verb pull up by or as if by the roots. — synonyms: uproot, deracinate, root_out
- verb surgically remove (an organ).
Examples
- “the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”
- “root out corruption”
- “uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden”