RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

Put the meaning into your own words.

Take a moment before opening the definition. There is no timer and no penalty for needing another look.

CARD 1 OF 1

extirpate

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To remove or destroy something completely.

The gardeners worked to extirpate the invasive weeds.

Dictionary practice example.

The residents decide to extirpate the practice of charging fees for permits that no valid authority in the story ever required.