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EXTIRPATE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word extirpate. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For EXTIRPATE

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cultivate
verbv
verb

• foster the growth of

• prepare for crops

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

maintain
verbv
verb

• cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• supply with necessities and support

• state categorically

• have and exercise

• maintain for use and service

• maintain by writing regular records

• state or assert

• support against an opponent

• stick to correctly or closely

nurture
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

verb

• help develop, help grow

• look after a child until it is an adult

• provide with nourishment

preserve
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

• a reservation where animals are protected

• fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

verb

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

• prevent (food) from rotting

• maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

• keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing

propagate
verbv
verb

• transmit from one generation to the next

• travel through the air

• transmit

• become distributed or widespread

• transmit or cause to broaden or spread

• cause to become widely known

• cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

• multiply sexually or asexually

protect
verbv
verb

• shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

• use tariffs to favor domestic industry

restore
verbv
verb

• return to its original or usable and functioning condition

• get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate

• give or bring back

• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

• bring back into original existence, use, function, or position

save
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring

verb

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

• bring into safety

• spend less; buy at a reduced price

• accumulate money for future use

• make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

• save from sins

• refrain from harming

• spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

• retain rights to

• record data on a computer

support
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

• aiding the cause or policy or interests of

• something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest

• a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

• documentary validation

• the financial means whereby one lives

• supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation

• the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

• a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

• any device that bears the weight of another thing

• financial resources provided to make some project possible

verb

• give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

• support materially or financially

• be behind; approve of

• be the physical support of; carry the weight of

• establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

• adopt as a belief

• support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

• argue or speak in defense of

• play a subordinate role to (another performer)

• be a regular customer or client of

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

sustain
verbv
verb

• lengthen or extend in duration or space

• undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

• provide with nourishment

• supply with necessities and support

• be the physical support of; carry the weight of

• admit as valid

• establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

Alternatives for CULTIVATE

Alternatives for MAINTAIN

Alternatives for NURTURE

Alternatives for PRESERVE

Alternatives for PROPAGATE

Alternatives for RESTORE

Alternatives for SAVE

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