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eradicant

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e⋅rad⋅i⋅cate

  [i-rad-i-keyt]
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–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
1. to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world.
2. to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent: to eradicate a spot.
3. to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds.
Origin:
1555–65; < L ērādīcātus rooted out (ptp. of ērādīcāre), equiv. to ē- e- + rādīc- (s. of rādīx) root 1 + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
e⋅rad⋅i⋅cant  [i-rad-i-kuhnt] , adjective, noun
e⋅rad⋅i⋅ca⋅tion, noun
e⋅rad⋅i⋅ca⋅tive, adjective
e⋅rad⋅i⋅ca⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. obliterate, uproot, exterminate, annihilate. See abolish.
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