What the heck does "extirpate" mean? Well, Dictionary.com defines it as: "To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy." Why did I use it? Um... I ran out of cool words for Matt to shout.