extirpation
/,ekstə:'peiʃn/
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The gardener performed the extirpation of the invasive weeds from the flowerbed.
Definition
Noun 1. The complete removal or destruction of something, especially by pulling it out from the roots or cutting it out entirely. - This meaning emphasizes the thoroughness of the removal, often implying the target is eradicated so it cannot regrow or return. 2. The surgical removal of an organ, tissue, or growth from the body. - This is a specific medical term for a procedure that cuts out and removes a bodily part.
Usage and Examples
- The extirpation of the invasive weed species was necessary to protect the native ecosystem.
- The tumor required surgical extirpation to prevent it from spreading.
- The policy aimed at the extirpation of corruption from all levels of government.
Advanced Usage
- Ecological/Biological Context: Often used to describe the local extinction or deliberate eradication of a species from a specific area.
- The extirpation of wolves from the region led to an overpopulation of deer.
- Figurative Use: Can be applied to abstract concepts like ideas, practices, or social ills to emphasize total removal.
- The revolution sought the extirpation of the old aristocratic system.
Variants and Related Words
- Extirpate (verb): To remove or destroy completely.
- The surgeon will extirpate the diseased tissue.
- They vowed to extirpate the heresy.
- Extirpative (adjective): Relating to or causing extirpation.
- An extirpative surgical technique.
Synonyms
- Eradication: The complete destruction of something.
- Excision: The act of cutting out, especially in surgery.
- Elimination: The complete removal or destruction of something.
- Ablation: The surgical removal of body tissue.
- Uprooting: The act of pulling something, like a plant, out by the roots.
Antonyms
- Implantation: The act of inserting or setting something in firmly.
- Introduction: The act of bringing something into use or existence for the first time.
- Preservation: The act of maintaining something in its original or existing state.
The gardener performed the extirpation of the invasive weeds from the flowerbed.
Noun
- the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
- surgical removal of a body part or tissue