Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Word Of The Day Wednesday

EXTIRPATE (EK-stuhr-payt) verb tr.
1. To destroy completely.
2. To pull up by the roots.
[From Latin extirpare (to root out), from stirps (stem, root).]

2 comments:

His Girl said...

Are you planning on Extirpate-ing something?

Jenster said...

I badly need to extirpate weeds, but I'm not in the mood.

Hey! My word verification is hmolygdy. Makes me want to say, "holy moly good day!"