extirpEtymologyFrom French extirper, from Latin exstirpō (“to uproot”), from ex- (“out of”) + stirps (“the lower part of the trunk of a tree, including the roots; the stem, stalk”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of extirpate.extirp means To extirpate (something). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.verbTo extirpate (something).“Yes in good ſooth, the vice is of a great kindred; it is vvell allied, but it is impoſſible to extirpe it quite, Frier, till eating and drinking be put dovvne.”