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eradicate
[ ih-rad-i-keyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate:
to eradicate smallpox throughout the world.
Synonyms: annihilate, exterminate, uproot, obliterate
- to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent:
to eradicate a spot.
- to pull up by the roots:
to eradicate weeds.
eradicate
/ ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt /
verb
- to obliterate; stamp out
- to pull or tear up by the roots
Derived Forms
- eˌradiˈcation, noun
- eˈradiˌcator, noun
- eˈradicable, adjective
- eˈradicably, adverb
- eˈradicative, adjective
Other Word Forms
- e·rad·i·cant [ih-, rad, -i-k, uh, nt], adjective noun
- e·rad·i·ca·tion [ih-rad-i-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
- e·rad·i·ca·tive adjective
- e·rad·i·ca·tor noun
- non·e·rad·i·ca·tive adjective
- un·e·rad·i·cat·ed adjective
- un·e·rad·i·ca·tive adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of eradicate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of eradicate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The report estimates that 50 million men, women and children are "trapped in slavery" around the world and says government, businesses, civil society and the public needed to work together to eradicate the practice.
The father-of-five added knife crime would not be eradicated "as long as humans walk this planet", but he hoped to "inspire self-confidence" through self-defence.
It’s been harder than they expected: “What the truth will actually do is tank your career, eradicate your remaining interpersonal relationships, bash your skull in with a baseball bat, and then set you free.”
“The President is delivering on his promises of eradicating Partisan Lawfare in America, and restoring Liberty and Justice FOR ALL.”
Trump's and his administration's focus on eradicating the gang has since brought additional, hostile attention to an immigrant population wracked with political turbulence.
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