Meaning & use
Extirpated
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Rooted out and destroyed completely, especially a population or species from a particular area.
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Wolves were extirpated from much of Western Europe by the 19th century.
The government launched a campaign to extirpate corruption from public institutions.
A note on using this word
In ecology, "extirpated" specifically means locally extinct, distinguishing a species lost from one region from one that is globally extinct.
Words with a similar meaning
eradicatedeliminatedwiped out
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Words with an opposite meaning
reintroducedrestored
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