extirpate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɛkstəːpeɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • eradicate or destroy completely: timber wolves were extirpated from New England more than a century ago

Derivatives

extirpation

Pronunciation: /-ˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

extirpator

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (as extirpation): from Latin exstirpare, from ex- 'out' + stirps 'a stem'