Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin exstirpāre (to uproot, root out; to eradicate, extirpate).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /e.stirˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: e‧stir‧pà‧re

Verb edit

estirpàre (first-person singular present estìrpo, first-person singular past historic estirpài, past participle estirpàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to uproot, pull up (plants)
  2. (transitive) to extract, pull (teeth)
  3. (transitive) to remove (a tumour, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to eradicate, extirpate

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