extirpation
3 synonyms for extirpation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of pulling something up by the roots, or of getting rid of it completely.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin exstirpātiō.
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