ex|tir|pa|tion

ex|tir|pa|tion
ex|tir|pa|tion «EHKS tuhr PAY shuhn», noun.
1. complete removal; total destruction: »

Experiments on rats involving the extirpation of portions of the cortex have shown that particular memories are not located in one particular region... (S. A. Barnett).

2. the act of tearing up by the roots.

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  • tir — an·tir·rhi·num; bel·tir; ex·tir·pate; ex·tir·pa·tion; ex·tir·pa·tor; in·ex·tir·pa·ble; maf·tir; re·tir·a·cy; re·tir·al; re·tir·ant; re·tir·ee; re·tir·er; san·tir; sa·tir·ic; sa·tir·i·cal·ly; sa·tir·i·cal·ness; tir·a·lee; tir·hu·tia; tir·ma;… …   English syllables

  • extirpation — ex·tir·pa·tion …   English syllables

  • pa — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ac·com·pa·nist; ac·com·pa·ny; aco·pa; adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; af·ro·pa·vo; ag·pa·ite; ali·pa·ta; ama·pa; am·pa·la·ya; am·pa·ro; am·phi·car·pa; anas·pa·lin; an·tic·i·pa·tion; an·tic·i·pa·tive; an·tic·i·pa·tor;… …   English syllables

  • extirpation — Partial or complete removal of an organ or diseased tissue. [L. extirpo, to root out, fr. stirps, a stalk, root] * * * ex·tir·pa·tion .ek stər pā shən n complete excision or surgical destruction of a body part ex·tir·pate ek stər .pāt vt, pat·ed; …   Medical dictionary

  • extirpate — ex•tir•pate [[t]ˈɛk stərˌpeɪt, ɪkˈstɜr peɪt[/t]] v. t. pat•ed, pat•ing 1) to remove or destroy totally; exterminate 2) srg to pull up by or as if by the roots • Etymology: 1530–40; < L ex(s) tirpātus, ptp. of ex(s) tirpāre to dig up by the… …   From formal English to slang

  • Extirpation — Ex tir*pa tion, n. [L. extirpatio, exstirpatio: cf. F. 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • ra — ra·chid·i·an; ra·chi·form; ra·chi·glos·sa; ra·chil·la; ra·chi·o·dont; ra·chi·om·e·ter; ra·chi·on; ra·chis; ra·chis·chi·sis; ra·chit·ic; ra·chi·tis; ra·chit·o·mi; ra·cial; ra·cial·ism; ra·cial·ist; ra·cial·is·tic; ra·ci·al·i·ty; ra·cial·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

  • sa — ab·sa·ro·ka; ab·scis·sa; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; ac·o·la·pis·sa; ad·ver·sa·tive; af·to·sa; aglos·sa; ahim·sa; alo·sa; al·sa·tia; ama·ga·sa·ki; am·bas·sa·dor; am·bas·sa·do·ri·al; am·bas·sa·dor·ship;… …   English syllables

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