Word: Extirpate (V)
Pronunciation: ek-stur-peyt
Word Meaning:
- To root out, destroy completely, or eliminate as if by pulling up by the roots.
- To remove or exterminate, especially in relation to a disease, population, or undesirable element.
Uses in Sentence:
- The government launched a campaign to extirpate corruption from various institutions.
- Efforts to extirpate invasive species from the ecosystem were successful.
Synonyms:
- eradicate
- annihilate
- eliminate
- obliterate
- uproot
Antonyms:
- nurture
- foster
- cultivate
- promote
- preserve
Word Meaning in Hindi: नष्ट करना (Nasht Karna), मिटा देना (Mita Dena)
Word uses in Hindi:
- सरकार ने विभिन्न संस्थाओं से भ्रष्टाचार को नष्ट करने के लिए एक अभियान शुरू किया। (The government launched a campaign to extirpate corruption from various institutions.)
- पारिस्थितिकी से प्रवासी प्रजातियों को मिटाने के प्रयास सफल रहे। (Efforts to extirpate invasive species from the ecosystem were successful.)