extirpate in French
extirpate in French is extirper, déraciner, annihiler — extirpate means to clear a piece of ground of roots and tree stumps.
extirpate in French
extirper
(transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot.
déraciner
(transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot.
extirper
(transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate,
annihiler
(transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate,
extirper
(transitive) To surgically remove.
What does "extirpate" mean?
- verb To clear a piece of ground of roots and tree stumps.
- verb To pull a plant out completely, roots and all.
- verb To destroy something totally, leaving nothing behind.
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verb To wipe out a group of animals or plants from one area, even though the species still survives elsewhere.
"The cougar was extirpated across nearly all of its eastern North American range in the two centuries after European colonization."
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extirpate in a sentence
- The cougar was extirpated across nearly all of its eastern North American range in the two centuries after European colonization.
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What is "extirpate" in French?
"extirpate" in French is extirper, déraciner, annihiler. extirpate means: To clear a piece of ground of roots and tree stumps.
Are there other ways to say "extirpate" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "extirpate": extirper, déraciner, annihiler.
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