extirpate
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
to root out; to destroy totally; to eradicatePart of speech:
VerbForms: extirpated; extirpated; extirpating
Example sentences with this word:
To enforce conformity to the new orthodoxy, the Spaniards instituted ecclesiastical visitas , or inspections intended to extirpate the idolatry that persisted long after the conquest.
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