extirpate பிடுங்கியெறி piṭuṅkiyeṟi (piḍungiyeri) (2b tr) root up; pull up by the roots, eradicate or destroy completely: kill all the members of (a race, nation, etc.); make (a species) extinct; weed out, destroy, stamp out, root out, wipe out, eliminate
Usage:
பூச்சி இருந்த செடிகளைப் பிடுங்கி எறிந்துவிட்டேன் pūcci irunta ceṭikaḷaip piṭuṅki eṟintuviṭṭēṉ puucci irunda ceḍingaḷe piḍungiyerinjiṭṭeen I extirpated the plants that were infested with insects.