Extirpation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Full definition of extirpation

Noun

1. The act of extirpating or uprooting.
• 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.it aims at the correction of our manners, and extirpation of our vices