Word of the Day: EXTIRPATE
To eliminate or eradicate
extirpate (verb) - to completely remove, destroy, or uproot
BREAKDOWN: EX- (out) + STIRP- (root, stem, or stalk) + -ATE (to make or do)
extirpation is total destruction or elimination
inextirpable means enduring, indelible, or ingrained
“If a thing can be said in ten words, I may be relied upon to take a hundred to say it. I ought to apologize for that. I ought to prune, pare and extirpate excess growth, but I will not. I like words—strike that, I love words.” —Stephen Fry
