Thesaurus / extirpation
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It was a contest for extirpation, and ere it ended the flower of the English and the chivalry of the Indians were laid low.
THE EVERY DAY BOOK OF HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGYJOEL MUNSELLHundreds of the ablest judges were selected for the extirpation of this crime.
THE NECESSITY OF ATHEISMDR. D.M. BROOKSThey may be operated on by means of incision or extirpation.
OLD-TIME MAKERS OF MEDICINEJAMES J. WALSHMargaret herself had been purposely kept in ignorance of the plan for the extirpation of the Protestants.
HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THE HUGUENOTSHENRY BAIRDWhat prolific sources of disease are not those mineral and vegetable poisons, that have been introduced for its extirpation!
VEGETABLE DIET: AS SANCTIONED BY MEDICAL MEN, AND BY EXPERIENCE IN ALL AGESWILLIAM ANDRUS ALCOTTTotal extirpation was resolved against those Indian nations which had taken part in the massacre.
VIRGINIA UNDER CHARLES I AND CROMWELL, 1625-1660WILCOMB E. WASHBURNThe first settling of the Jews here was attended by an almost entire extirpation of all the former inhabitants.
THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE, VOL. I. (OF 12)EDMUND BURKEIt is said, however, that there it is threatened with extirpation, on account of these animals browsing it too closely.
THE LAND OF FIREMAYNE REIDThey require plenty of air, the extirpation of green fly, and a moderate supply of water to preserve them in a healthy condition.
IN-DOOR GARDENING FOR EVERY WEEK IN THE YEARWILLIAM KEANEHundt did not stand533 alone in his advocacy of the extirpation of the Jews.
HISTORY OF THE JEWS, VOL. V (OF 6)HEINRICH GRAETZWORDS RELATED TO EXTIRPATION
- abolishing
- abolition
- assassinating
- bane
- carnage
- crashing
- crushing
- disintegrating
- disrupting
- dissolving
- downfall
- elimination
- end
- eradication
- extermination
- extinction
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- invalidating
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