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Extirpation
Exˊtir-pa′tion
,Noun.
[L.
extirpatio
, exstirpatio
: cf. F. extirpation
.] The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction;
as, the
. extirpation
of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresyWebster 1828 Edition
Extirpation
EXTIRPA'TION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
extirpation
extirpation
English
Noun
extirpation (countable and uncountable, plural extirpations)
- The act of extirpating or uprooting.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
- 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, 1973. § 34.
Translations
the act of extirpating
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