Polyglot Dictionary

extirpar

/ekstiɾˈpaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
extirpo
preterite (yo)
extirpé
past participle
extirpado

Meaning

  1. to eradicate

    • Extirparon el tumor.

      They removed the tumour.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

erradicar

extirpar can be literal, to surgically remove, or figurative, to eradicate a problem like corruption; erradicar is more general, to completely eliminate something like a disease or poverty.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

erradicar

erradicar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to eradicate."

Portuguese

extirpar

extirpar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to eradicate."

Practice

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