eradicate

English

WOTD - 18 July 2007    

Etymology

From Latin eradicatus, past participle of ērādīcō (“uproot”), from e- (“out”) + radix (“root”). Also see: radish.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈræd.ɪ.keɪt/, SAMPA: /I"r{d.I.kEIt/

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Verb

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

1. (transitive) To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
2. (transitive) To completely destroy; to put an end to; to extirpate.

Synonyms

• (to pull up by the roots): root up, uproot
• (to completely destroy): exterminate, extirpate
• See also Wikisaurus:destroy

Related terms

• eradicable
• eradication
• eradicative

Translations

to root up

Bulgarian: изкоренявам (bg) Dutch: ontwortelen (nl) Esperanto: elradikigi (eo) Finnish: juuria (fi) German: mit der Wurzel ausreißen Greek: ξεριζώνω (el) (xerizóno)

Polish: wykorzenić Portuguese: erradicar (pt), desenraizar (pt) Russian: искоренять (ru) Swedish: utrota (sv), tillintetgöra (sv), dra upp (sv) med rötterna Thai: ถอนราก (th), ถอนรากถอนโคน (th) Vietnamese: nhổ (roots = rễ)

to completely destroy

Bulgarian: унищожавам (bg) Dutch: met wortel en al uitroeien Esperanto: ekstermi (eo) Finnish: tuhota (fi), hävittää (fi) French: éradiquer (fr) German: ausrotten (de), ausmerzen (de), auslöschen (de) Greek: εξαλείφω (el) (exaleífo)

Hebrew: חיסל (he) (khisél) Polish: wytępić Portuguese: erradicar (pt), exterminar (pt) Russian: уничтожать (ru), истреблять (ru) Swedish: utrota (sv), tillintetgöra (sv) Thai: ถอนรากถอนโคน (th), ทำลายให้สิ้น (th) Vietnamese: triệt hạ, xóa sạch, trừ tiệt

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Arabic: يزيل Telugu: నిర్మూలించు (nirmooliMchu) Turkish: soyunu tüketmek

External links

• eradicate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• eradicate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Italian

Verb

eradicate

1. second-person plural present indicative of eradicare
2. second-person plural imperative of eradicare
3. Feminine plural of eradicato

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Latin

Verb

ērādīcāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ērādīcō