extirpation
extirpation noun: the act of extirpating or uprooting.
Noun
extirpation (countable and uncountable, plural extirpations)
- The act of extirpating or uprooting.
- it aims at the correction of our manners, and extirpation of our vices1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 34
extirpation meaning in Tamil and Bengali
extirpation in Tamil
- வேரோடு அழித்தல், அகற்றல், அழித்தல், நீக்கம், வெட்டி யெடுத்தல்
extirpation in Bengali
- the act of extirpating
- উকারানো ukaranō
Forms of extirpation
| plural | extirpations |
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Origin of extirpation
Learned borrowing from Latin exstirpātiō.
Words that rhyme with extirpation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about extirpation
- What does extirpation mean?
- Extirpation means the act of extirpating or uprooting.
- What is extirpation in Tamil?
- Extirpation in Tamil is வேரோடு அழித்தல், அகற்றல், அழித்தல். See Extirpation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is extirpation?
- Extirpation is a noun.
- What is the plural of extirpation?
- The plural of extirpation is extirpations.
Words near extirpation in the dictionary
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