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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātus, past participle of ērādīcō (uproot), from ē- (out) + rādīx (root). See also erase and radish.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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eradicate (third-person singular simple present eradicates, present participle eradicating, simple past and past participle eradicated)

  1. (transitive) To pull up by the roots.
    Synonyms: root up, uproot
    Antonym: radicate
  2. (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.
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Italian

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Verb

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eradicate

  1. inflection of eradicare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Participle

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eradicate

  1. feminine plural of eradicato

Latin

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Verb

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ērādīcāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of ērādīcō