Extirpated

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of extirpate.
  • adj. Locally extinct (though alive elsewhere).
  • Word Usage
    "By the mid-1800s deer, beaver, and wild turkey, to name just a few of the most commonly hunted animals, had been all but extirpated from the northeastern United States."
    Antonym
    plant   
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    destroy    destruct    remove    take    withdraw   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    destroy    annihilate    extinguish    exterminate    root out