extirpate
— Verb
– English
~ destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"; "root out corruption"
extirpate
— Verb
– English
~ surgically remove (an organ)
extirpation
— Noun
– English
~ surgical removal of a body part or tissue
extirpation
— Noun
– English
~ the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
extol
— Verb
– English
~ praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
extoller
— Noun
– English
~ someone who communicates high praise
extolment
— Noun
– English
~ an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"
extort
— Verb
– English
~ get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
extort
— Verb
– English
~ obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
extort
— Verb
– English
~ obtain through intimidation
extortion
— Noun
– English
~ the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
extortion
— Noun
– English
~ unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
extortionate
— Adjective
– English
~ greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
extortionately
— Adverb
– English
~ to an exorbitant degree; "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital"
extortioner
— Noun
– English
~ a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
extortionist
— Noun
– English
~ a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
extra
— Adverb
– English
~ unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car"
extra
— Adjective
– English
~ further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"
extra
— Adjective
– English
~ added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"