Nearby Words
verb (used with object), e·rad·i·cat·ed, e·rad·i·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.
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Eradicated
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- In the same year polio should have been eradicated from the planet.
- Malaria is a serious disease that is all but eradicated in the developed world.
- The poppies are an indication of the field being organic-they haven't been eradicated by chemical weed killers.
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