eradicate
[ ih-rad-i-keyt ]
/ ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object), e·rad·i·cat·ed, e·rad·i·cat·ing.
to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world.
to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent: to eradicate a spot.
to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds.
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er, er rif, era, eradiate, eradicable, eradicate, erase, eraser, erasing head, erasion, erasistratus
Origin of eradicate
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1. See abolish.
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eradicate
/ (ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to obliterate; stamp out
to pull or tear up by the roots
Derived Forms
Word Origin for eradicate
C16: from Latin ērādīcāre to uproot, from ex- 1 + rādīx root
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