extirpation

Examples from literature

It never attempted to extirpate its rivals. 
Our religion is intended to extirpate vices, whereas it screens, nourishes, and incites them. 
The only security was in extirpating the power. 
When jealousy is once suffered to take root, it is impossible to extirpate it—therefore it is better not to let it gain ground. 

Examples of extirpate

extirpate
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.
To seek the help of the state to extirpate communism exposed the millowners to stronger demands to reform the jobber system.
The maintenance of barn owls in this area where terrestrial predators of rodents have been widely extirpated should be encouraged.
It is consistent with being less afraid of being attacked by a criminal than of getting a deadly disease to insist that wrong acts be extirpated first.
Thus, hurricanes, which generate large, widespread openings in the forest canopy, should decrease population densities of terrestrial gastropods, perhaps even extirpating less abundant species from some localities.
Again they were met by the assurance of the employers that if certain extra precautions were taken they would extirpate lead poisoning.
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