extirpator
- noun
- Specialized
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extirpador
- The farmer used the extirpator to clear the field of invasive weeds before planting new crops.
Examples
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To ensure a healthy harvest, she relied on an extirpator to uproot any unwanted vegetation in her garden.
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By employing an extirpator, the gardener effectively removed the stubborn plants that were choking the flowers.
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David Tavarez recently filed a dissertation at the University of Chicago that uses sources in Nahuatl and Zapotec, as well as Spanish and Latin, to examine the spiritual conquest from both extirpator and native perspectives.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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5.6
A machine that breaks and turns soil to prepare for planting
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5.0
A farming tool that breaks up soil and helps control weeds
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6.9
A machine with turning blades that breaks up and loosens garden soil
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A small hand tool for gardening with metal claws that removes weeds by the root
A tool with metal claws that pulls weeds out by their roots
A small tool for pulling weeds from a garden or lawn
A person or thing that destroys something completely, like pulling trees out by the roots
A tool or machine that loosens soil and removes weeds
A garden tool with a flat blade you push to cut weeds and loosen soil
A hoe pushed to loosen weeds between rows
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Etymology
The word extirpator comes from Latin parts ex- meaning 'out' and stirps meaning 'root', like the English idea of 'uproot'. So an extirpator is something that pulls plants out by the root, a tool for removing weeds.