Word Meanings - EXTIRPATION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of EXTIRPATION)

• Extermination
• Eradication
• extirpation
• abolition
• destruction

Related words: (words related to EXTIRPATION)

• ABOLITIONIST
  A person who favors the abolition of any institution, especially negro slavery.
• EXTIRPATION
  The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy.
• ABOLITION
  The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc. Note: The application of
• DESTRUCTIONIST
  One who believes in the final destruction or complete annihilation of the wicked; -- called also annihilationist. Shipley. (more info) 1. One who delights in destroying that which is valuable; one whose principles and influence tend to destroy
• EXTERMINATION
  Elimination. (more info) 1. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field.
• DESTRUCTION
  1. The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying; devastation. The Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction. Esth. ix. 5. 'Tis safer to be that
• ABOLITIONIZE
  To imbue with the principles of abolitionism. Bartlett.
• ERADICATION
  1. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction. 2. The state of being plucked up by the roots.
• ABOLITIONISM
  The principles or measures of abolitionists. Wilberforce.
• SELF-DESTRUCTION
  The destruction of one's self; self-murder; suicide. Milton.