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Extirpates
- verb - destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
- pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
- surgically remove (an organ)
Extirpator
- - One who extirpates or roots out; a destroyer.
Extolments
- noun - an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"
Extortions
- noun - an exorbitant charge
- the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
- unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
Extra Time
- noun - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
Extracting
- verb - calculate the root of a number
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
- extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
- get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"
- obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
- separate (a metal) from an ore
- take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
Extraction
- noun - properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
- the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
- the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
Extractive
- - Capable of being extracted.