Meaning
to uproot, eradicate
- to pull up by the roots
- to eradicate, stamp out, or eliminate completely
In a sentence
Dobbiamo estirpare le erbacce dal giardino prima di piantare i fiori.
We need to uproot the weeds from the garden before planting flowers.
Il comitato intende estirpare la corruzione all'interno dell'amministrazione.
The committee intends to eradicate corruption within the administration.
Non è facile estirpare un'abitudine radicata nel tempo.
It is not easy to stamp out a habit rooted over time.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| estirpare | infinitive |
| estirpo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| estirpi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| estirpa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| estirpiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| estirpate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| estirpano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| estirpavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| estirpavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| estirpava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| estirpavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| estirpavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| estirpavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| estirpai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| estirpasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| estirpò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| estirpammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| estirpaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| estirparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| estirperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| estirperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| estirperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| estirperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| estirperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| estirperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| estirpi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| estirpi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| estirpi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| estirpiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| estirpiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| estirpino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| estirpassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| estirpassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| estirpasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| estirpassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| estirpaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| estirpassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| estirperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| estirperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| estirperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| estirperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| estirpereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| estirperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| estirpa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| estirpiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| estirpate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| estirpando | gerund |
| estirpato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Commonly used both literally with plants or weeds and figuratively for problems, corruption, or vices.