0 to remove or destroy something completely
Our religion is intended to extirpate vices, whereas it screens, nourishes, and incites them.
When jealousy is once suffered to take root, it is impossible to extirpate it—therefore it is better not to let it gain ground.
We might, however, make it a metaphorical war by adopting the all-out, extirpating approach discussed above.
Rather, we go all out and try to extirpate criminal activity.
By analogy, introduced vertebrates, such as the weka, cat, rabbit, rat and mouse have all been extirpated, or recommended for it, for the same reason.
This i solation will hinder re-introduction o f locally extirpated species from any regional species pool.
