Un-eradicative
ɪˌkeɪt 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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eradicate (ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to obliterate; stamp out |
| 2. | to pull or tear up by the roots |
| [C16: from Latin ērādīcāre to uproot, from | |
| e'radicable | |
| —adj | |
| e'radicably | |
| —adv | |
| eradi'cation | |
| —n | |
| e'radicative | |
| —adj | |
| e'radicator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
eradicate
mid-16c., from L. eradicat-, pp. stem of eradicare (see eradication). Related: Eradicated; eradicating.
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