eradicate
[ ih-rad-i-keyt ]
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.
Origin of eradicate
1synonym study For eradicate
1. See abolish.
Other words for eradicate
Other words from eradicate
- e·rad·i·cant [ih-rad-i-kuhnt], /ɪˈræd ɪ kənt/, adjective, noun
- e·rad·i·ca·tion [ih-rad-i-key-shuhn], /ɪˌræd ɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, 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
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British Dictionary definitions for eradicate
eradicate
/ (ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt) /
verb(tr)
to obliterate; stamp out
to pull or tear up by the roots
Origin of eradicate
1C16: from Latin ērādīcāre to uproot, from ex- 1 + rādīx root
Derived forms of eradicate
- eradicable, adjective
- eradicably, adverb
- eradication, noun
- eradicative, adjective
- eradicator, noun
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