estrepe

transitive verb

es·​trepe

ə̇ˈstrēp,

eˈ-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to wreak needless destruction or waste upon compare estrepement

Word History

Etymology

Middle French estreper, from Latin exstirpare to root out

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