What it means
- (verb) To clear an area of roots and stumps.
- (verb) To pull up by the roots; uproot.
- (verb) To destroy completely; to annihilate. “The cougar was extirpated across nearly all of its eastern North American range in the two centuries after European colonization.”
- (verb) To surgically remove.
Letter analysis
- Extirpate contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 18.
Sub-words
- expiate
- iterate
- pettier
- pretext
- attire
- expert
- expire
- patter
- petite
- pirate
- repeat
- aerie
- apter
- eater
- exert
- extra
- irate
- peter
- prate
- taper
- tapir
- trait
- treat
- tripe
- trite
- apex
- exit
- pair
- pare
- part
- pate
- pear
- peat
- peer
- pert
- pier
- pita
- rape
- rapt
- rate
- reap
- ripe
- rite
- tape
- tare
- tarp
- tart
- taxi
- tear
- teat
- text
- tier
- tire
- trap
- tree
- trip
- air
- ape
- apt
Words that mean the same
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with EXT
- extant
- extemporaneous
- extempore
- extemporize
- extemporized
- extemporizes
- extemporizing
- extend
- extendable
- extended
- extendible
- extending
- extends
- extension
- extensional
- extensions
- extensive
- extensively
See all words starting with EXT →
Words ending with ATE
Common questions
What does Extirpate mean?
To clear an area of roots and stumps.
How many letters are in Extirpate?
Extirpate has 9 letters.
Solve more words
Find words from your own letters with our free puzzle tools.