exterminate implies complete and immediate extinction by killing off all individuals.
exterminate cockroaches
extirpate implies extinction of a race, family, species, or sometimes an idea or doctrine by destruction or removal of its means of propagation.
many species have been extirpated from the area
eradicate implies the driving out or elimination of something that has established itself.
a campaign to eradicate illiteracy
uproot implies a forcible or violent removal and stresses displacement or dislodgment rather than immediate destruction.
the war uprooted thousands
Example Sentences
Many trees were uprooted by the storm. Will we ever be able to uproot racial prejudice? Taking the job would mean uprooting my family.
Recent Examples on the WebAnkara has pressed Baghdad to uproot the PKK from Iraq’s Kurdistan region. Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 The authority is being sued over plans to build toll roads between Oklahoma City and Norman that opponents said will uproot more than 600 homes and businesses. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 July 2022 The upshot is that a court with six appointees made by Republican presidents and only three by Democrats appears ready to uproot a half century of precedent on the personal and visceral issue of a woman’s right to choose. Byrick Klein, ABC News, 3 May 2022 When Tom is offered his dream job to coach football at his alma mater miles away, the family must uproot their lives in Midland, Illinois, and move. Leah Campano, Seventeen, 10 June 2022 Most of those still in the villages are the elderly, who may have no place to go or no desire to uproot from lifelong homes. Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 Yet after four years of playing for the Cleveland Browns, the quarterback is desperately trying to uproot himself from the Buckeye State. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022 And some politicians are driven to uproot their families and move in the midst of the expensive and hyper-competitive real estate market. Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2022 Kelly Zara, 45, had lived in St. Louis for more than 15 years when the city’s pandemic restrictions prompted her family to uproot for a smaller city. Paul Overberg, WSJ, 26 May 2022 See More