eradicate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin eradicatus, past participle of ērādīcō (“uproot”), from e- (“out”) + radix (“root”). Also see: radish.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
eradicate (third-person singular simple present eradicates, present participle eradicating, simple past and past participle eradicated)
- (transitive) To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
- (transitive) To completely destroy; to put an end to; to extirpate.
- Small pox was globally eradicated in 1980
Synonyms [edit]
- (to pull up by the roots): root up, uproot
- (to completely destroy): exterminate, extirpate
- See also Wikisaurus:destroy
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to root up
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to completely destroy
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External links [edit]
- eradicate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- eradicate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
eradicate
- second-person plural present indicative of eradicare
- second-person plural imperative of eradicare
- Feminine plural of eradicato
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
ērādīcāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of ērādīcō
