extirpable
- adjective
- /ˈɛkstərˌpeɪbəl/
- Formal
- With the new vaccination program, polio is now considered extirpable in many regions around the world.
Examples
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Some invasive species are difficult to control but still considered extirpable with persistent effort.
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The committee believed corruption was extirpable if strict policies were enforced.
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Not all traditions are extirpable; some persist despite repeated attempts at eradication.
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Some invasive species are extirpable from the ecosystem.
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The disease is extirpable with the right treatment.
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The invasive plants were deemed extirpable and efforts to eradicate them began immediately.
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The scientists confirmed that the harmful bacteria in the water supply were extirpable through a comprehensive cleanup process.
Synonyms
Can be wiped off a surface with a cloth
Can disappear completely with no trace remaining
Able to be completely destroyed or removed
A thing people can completely remove, for example a disease or weed
A thing that people can break or damage so it stops working and is gone
Able to be put out, like a small fire with water
Able to be removed or erased
Able to be removed or ended
Surface Forms
Morphology
extirpable = extirpate (transparent) = extirp + able
The word is formed regularly from the verb 'extirpate' plus '-able', meaning 'capable of being extirpated'.
Etymology
Extirpable comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and stirp 'root', so it literally means 'able to be uprooted', like pulling a plant out by its roots. That's why something extirpable can be completely destroyed or wiped out.