EXTIRPATE

(verb) surgically remove (an organ)
(verb) pull up by or as if by the roots
"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
synonyms : deracinate , root out , uproot
(verb) destroy completely, as if down to the roots
"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted", "root out corruption"
synonyms : eradicate , exterminate , root out , uproot
the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases -added by nithi

Mnemonics for extirpate

(Tag: ) Lord Rama destroyed Ravana by shooting a tir-teer(arrow) in his pate(belly)....
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(Tag: ) Extirpate~~~Exterminate or Extract
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(Tag: Hindi) ExtirPate: (Extir+Pate) Extir:Extra & pate:stomach in hindi so extra stomach(belly) is not required, hence to be removed
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(Tag: ) e+xtir..stir..+pate...the COMPLETE DESTRUCTION of babri masjid STIRRED THE whole nation.....
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(Tag: ) extirpate -- to remove something unwanted extra + pate (stomach) extra pate is unwanted and needs to be extirpated.
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(Tag: hindi) he is expirpating the extra pate
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(Tag: ) extirpate = ex-tear-apart
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(Tag: ) Extirpate = Ex (cut) + tir (arrow) + pate (stomach); Cut the stomack by entering the arrow.
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