Extirpate (verb)

To completely remove or destroy something, especially a plant or animal population.

Origin:

From the latin word "extirpare" meaning to root out, to pull up by the roots.

Examples:

1. The disease nearly extirpated the entire species.
2. Efforts to extirpate invasive plants have been ongoing for years.
3. The government is trying to extirpate the drug problem in the city.
4. The disease extirpated the entire population of the species.
5. The company is trying to extirpate the competition.