extirpate
verbs
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
is derived from
pull up by or as if by the roots
"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
is derived from
surgically remove (an organ)
is derived from
domain category
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
"he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"
is a type of (narrower)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
"remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
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