EXTIRPATE in a Sentence

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1. The individuals extirpated, the tribe subsists.
2. They were commanded to extirpate magic and heresy.
3. The policemen extirpate the criminals after many years of investigation.
4. The brigands have never been really extirpated from the neighborhood of Rome.

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 Meanings and Examples of EXTIRPATE
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extirpate
 v.  root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
Classic Sentence:
1  They were commanded to extirpate magic and heresy.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
2  The brigands have never been really extirpated from the neighborhood of Rome.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
3  The individuals extirpated, the tribe subsists.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—COMPOSITION OF THE TROUPE
Example Sentence:
1  The policemen extirpate the criminals after many years of investigation.