Synonyms for extirpate

Verb

1. uproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate, destroy, destruct

usage: destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"

2. uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out, move, displace

usage: pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

3. extirpate, remove, take, take away, withdraw

usage: surgically remove (an organ)