Extirpate is today’s word of the day.
/ˈɛk stərˌpeɪt/
verb
1 to cut out by surgery. 2 a to pluck up by the stem or root. b to root out. c to eradicate, literally or figuratively. d to destroy wholly.
Sandra told her one-night stand that he should extirpate the giant mole on his ass. But he’d grown quite fond of the hairy blot. It was, after all, a pretext to dropping his pants — an exercise he’d also grown quite fond of.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Extirpate.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/extirpate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “extirpate”, accessed November 21, 2024, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/extirpate.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Extirpate. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/extirpate