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extirping

extirping is the present participle and gerund of extirp.

Meaning of extirp

Verb

extirp (third-person singular simple present extirps, present participle extirping, simple past and past participle extirped)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To extirpate (something).
    • Yes in good ſooth, the vice is of a great kindred; it is vvell allied, but it is impoſſible to extirpe it quite, Frier, till eating and drinking be put dovvne.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about extirping

What is extirping the present participle and gerund of?
Extirping is the present participle and gerund of extirp.

Words near extirping in the dictionary

  1. extirpators
  2. extirpatory
  3. extirped
  4. extirper
  5. extirpers
  6. extirping
  7. extirps
  8. extispex
  9. extispices
  10. extispicies
  11. extispicious

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