extirpation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin exstirpātiō.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of extirpating or uprooting.
it aims at the correction of our manners, and extirpation of our vices
1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 34:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| extirpations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
ru экстирпация (the act of extirpating) · mi whakamōtītanga (the act of extirpating) · bn উকারানো (the act of extirpating) · de Ausrottung (the act of extirpating) · el εκρίζωση (the act of extirpating) · nl uitroeiing (the act of extirpating) · la exstirpātiō (the act of extirpating) · pt extirpação (the act of extirpating) · bg изкореняване (the act of extirpating) · pl ekstyrpacja (the act of extirpating) · es extirpación (the act of extirpating) · ca extirpació (the act of extirpating) · io extirpo (the act of extirpating)