eradicate
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin ērādīcātus, past participle of ērādīcō (“uproot”), from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”). See also erase and radish.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editeradicate (third-person singular simple present eradicates, present participle eradicating, simple past and past participle eradicated)
- (transitive) To pull up by the roots.
- (transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
- Synonyms: annihilate, eliminate, exterminate, extirpate; see also Thesaurus:destroy
- Antonyms: encourage, foster, introduce, protect, radicate
- Near-synonyms: delete, erase
- Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.
Related terms
editTranslations
editto pull up by the roots
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to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically
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Further reading
edit- “eradicate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “eradicate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editItalian
editVerb
editeradicate
- inflection of eradicare:
Participle
editeradicate
Latin
editVerb
editērādīcāte
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