The difference between Eradicate and Extirpate

When used as verbs, eradicate means to pull up by the roots, whereas extirpate means to clear an area of roots and stumps.

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  1. Eradicate as a verb (transitive):

    To pull up by the roots; to uproot.

  2. Eradicate as a verb (transitive):

    To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.

    Examples:

    "Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980."

  1. Extirpate as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To clear an area of roots and stumps.

  2. Extirpate as a verb (transitive):

    To pull up by the roots; uproot.

  3. Extirpate as a verb (transitive):

    To destroy completely; to annihilate.

  4. Extirpate as a verb (transitive):

    To surgically remove.

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