Extirpation

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The act of extirpating or uprooting.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolextirpación

Françaisextirpation

DeutschAusrottung

10 more languages

العربيةالإستئصال

Catalàextirpació

Ελληνικάεκρίζωση

한국어근절

Latinaexstirpatio

Nederlandsuitroeiing

Polskiekstyrpacja trzebież

Portuguêsextirpação

Русскийэкстирпация

Svenskaexstirpering utrotning

Examples

“it aims at the correction of our manners, and extirpation of our vices”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

extirpationism extirpationist Extirpations Extirpative extirpator extirper

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