eradicate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin eradicatus, past participle of ērādīcō (“‘uproot’”), from e- (“‘out’”) + radix (“‘root’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

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

to 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.

[edit] Synonyms

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

[edit] Related terms

• eradicable
• eradication
• eradicative

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[edit] 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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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

eradicate

1. Second-person plural present tense of eradicare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of eradicare.
3. Feminine plural of eradicato.