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Definitions for Eradicate
[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.
[4] to obliterate; stamp out
[5] to pull or tear up by the roots
Words related to Eradicate
annihilate, exterminate, expunge, abolish, erase, eliminate, uproot, extinguish, efface, demolish, total, off, abate, liquidate, obliterate, trash, squash, purge, extirpate, scratch
Words nearby Eradicate
er, er rif, era, eradiate, eradicable, eradicate, erase, eraser, erasing head, erasion, erasistratus
Origin of Eradicate
1555–65; < Latin ērādīcātus rooted out (past participle of ērādīcāre ), equivalent to ē- e-1 + rādīc- (stem of rādīx ) root1 + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Eradicate
e·rad·i·cant [ih-rad -i-kuh nt] /ɪˈræd ɪ kənt/ , adjective, noun
e·rad·i·ca·tion , 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
Word origin for Eradicate
C16: from Latin ērādīcāre to uproot, from ex- 1 + rādīx root
Synonyms for Eradicate
abolish, annihilate, eliminate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, stamp out, uproot, weed out, wipe out, abate, demolish, deracinate, efface, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, off, purge, raze, scratch, scrub, squash, torpedo, total, trash, waste, blot out, do away with, mow down, root out, rub out, shoot down, take out, unroot, wash out