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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: , , ,
- 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
/ ɪˈæɪˌɪ /
verb
- to obliterate; stamp out
- to pull or tear up by the roots
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈپDz, noun
- ˈ徱ˌٴǰ, noun
- ˈ徱, adjective
- ˈ徱, adverb
- ˈ徱پ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ···Գ [ih-, rad, -i-k, uh, nt], adjective noun
- ····پDz [ih-rad-i-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ····پ adjective
- ····ٴǰ noun
- non·····پ adjective
- ܲ····· adjective
- un·····پ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of eradicate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of eradicate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
We have science to thank for eradicating it from the United States.
We don’t actually know how to diagnose and take care of a number of infectious diseases because they mostly have been eradicated or outbreaks have been really contained.
From their inception in the 19th century, these schools explicitly sought to eradicate Indigenous culture and instill in Native peoples the language and mores of white settlers.
"It will never stop being a thing within my mind that this gene is being eradicated," she admits.
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.
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