The difference between Excise and Extirpate
When used as verbs, excise means to impose an excise tax on something, whereas extirpate means to clear an area of roots and stumps.
Excise is also noun with the meaning: a tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
check bellow for the other definitions of Excise and Extirpate
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Excise as a noun:
A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
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Excise as a verb:
To impose an excise tax on something.
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Excise as a verb:
To cut out; to remove.
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Extirpate as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To clear an area of roots and stumps.
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Extirpate as a verb (transitive):
To pull up by the roots; uproot.
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Extirpate as a verb (transitive):
To destroy completely; to annihilate.
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Extirpate as a verb (transitive):
To surgically remove.