əˈnaɪə.leɪt ˈdɛ.sɪ.meɪt ˈdɛ.sə.meɪt ɪˈlɪməneɪt ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt ɛkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt ɪkˈstɝ.mɪ.neɪt ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ ˈɛkstəpeɪt ˈɛkstɚpeɪt ʌpˈɹuːt kill in large numbers the plague wiped out an entire population destroy completely, as if down to the roots the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted root out corruption