EXTIRPATE
/ΛΙkstΙpeΙͺt/
18
Scrabble
19
WWF
E(1) X(8) T(1) I(1) R(1) P(3) A(1) T(1) E(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ΛΙkstΙpeΙͺt/
verb
- To clear an area of roots and stumps.
- To pull up by the roots; uproot.
- To destroy completely; to annihilate.“The cougar was extirpated across nearly all of its eastern North American range in the two centuries after European colonization.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: EXTIRPATE-D EXTIRPATE-S
