extirpate
extirpate[ˈɛkstəːpeɪt]verb- [with obj.]root out and destroy completely
根除;灭绝
those who tried to extirpate Christianity.
那些企图消灭基督教的人。
派生extirpationnounextirpatornoun语源- late Middle English (as extirpation): from Latin exstirpare, from ex- 'out' + stirps 'a stem'
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