Polyglot Dictionary

extirpar

/istʃiɾˈpaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
extirpo
preterite (eu)
extirpei
past participle
extirpado

Meaning

  1. to eradicate

    • Extirparam o tumor.

      They removed the tumour.

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Similar words

erradicar

extirpar is slightly more surgical or violent, to extirpate or uproot completely; erradicar is more general, like eradicating a disease or poverty.

Similar in other languages

German

ausmerzen

ausmerzen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to eradicate."

Spanish

erradicar

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

Spanish

extirpar

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

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