eradicate
verb (used with object)
to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate.
have eradicated
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present perfectof eradicate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If the researchers could work out the timing, then they could better investigate what the world of Gigantopithecus might have been like—and what could have eradicated the ape.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 10, 2024
Before the recent outbreak, South Korea was thought to have eradicated bedbugs after a nationwide extermination campaign in the 1960s.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
Those glute gains have eradicated my back pain.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2023
Washington state entomologists have eradicated a total of four northern giant hornet nests in that area.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
Earlier and prolonged treatment would in all probability have eradicated the germs and thus prevented the mental breakdown, which can not be cured by any known treatment.
From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer
