DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
extirpate
/'ɛkstər,peɪt/ · ɛkstərpeɪt
Extirpate has 3 syllables: ex · tir · pate.
ex
01
tir
02
pate
03
verb. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots.
verb. Pull up by or as if by the roots.
verb. Surgically remove (an organ).
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