English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātus , past participle of ērādīcō ( “ uproot ” ) , from ē- ( “ out ” ) + rādīx ( “ root ” ) . Also see: radish .
Pronunciation
Verb
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( transitive ) To pull up by the roots ; to uproot .
( transitive ) To destroy completely ; to reduce to nothing radically ; to put an end to; to extirpate .
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Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
to pull up by the roots
Bulgarian: изкоренявам (bg) ( izkorenjavam )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 連根拔起 / 连根拔起 ( liángēnbáqǐ )
Dutch: ontwortelen (nl)
Esperanto: elradikigi (eo)
Finnish: juuria
German: mit der Wurzel ausreißen
Greek: ξεριζώνω (el) ( xerizóno ) , εκριζώνω (el) ( ekrizóno )
Japanese: 根から抜く (ja) ( ne kara nuku )
Persian: ریشهکن کردن ( riše-kan kardan )
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Polish: wykorzenić (pl)
Portuguese: erradicar (pt) , desenraizar
Romanian: dezrădăcina (ro) , eradica (ro)
Russian: выкорчёвывать (ru) impf ( vykorčóvyvatʹ ) , вы́корчевать (ru) pf ( výkorčevatʹ ) , искореня́ть (ru) impf ( iskorenjátʹ ) , искорени́ть (ru) pf ( iskorenítʹ )
Serbo-Croatian: iskoreniti (sh)
Spanish: erradicar (es) , descuajar (es)
Swedish: utrota (sv) , tillintetgöra (sv) , dra upp med rötterna
Thai: ถอนราก ( tŏn râak ) , ถอนรากถอนโคน (th) ( tɔ̌ɔn-râak-tɔ̌ɔn-koon )
Vietnamese: nhổ (vi) (roots = rễ )
to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically
Bulgarian: унищожавам (bg) ( uništožavam )
Catalan: erradicar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 根除 (zh) ( gēnchú )
Dutch: met wortel en al uitroeien
Esperanto: ekstermi (eo)
Finnish: tuhota (fi) , hävittää (fi)
French: éradiquer (fr)
German: ausrotten (de) , ausmerzen (de) , auslöschen (de) , vernichten (de)
Greek: εξαλείφω (el) ( exaleífo )
Hebrew: חיסל ( khisél )
Japanese: 根絶する (ja) ( konzetsu suru ) , 根刮ぎにする (ja) ( nekosogi ni suru )
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Maori: haepapa , hoepapa , whakamōtī , urupatu
Persian: از بین بردن ( az beyn bordan ) , نابود کردن ( nâbud kardan )
Polish: wytępić
Portuguese: erradicar (pt) , exterminar (pt)
Romanian: elimina (ro) , stârpi (ro) , extirpa (ro)
Russian: уничтожа́ть (ru) impf ( uničtožátʹ ) , уничто́жить (ru) pf ( uničtóžitʹ ) , истребля́ть (ru) impf ( istrebljátʹ ) , истреби́ть (ru) pf ( istrebítʹ )
Spanish: exterminar (es)
Swedish: utrota (sv) , tillintetgöra (sv)
Telugu: నిర్మూలించు (te) ( nirmūliñcu )
Thai: ถอนรากถอนโคน (th) ( tɔ̌ɔn-râak-tɔ̌ɔn-koon ) , ทำลายให้สิ้น ( tam laai hâi sîn )
Vietnamese: triệt hạ (vi) , xóa sạch , trừ tiệt
Translations to be checked
Further reading
“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
Italian
Verb
eradicate
second-person plural present indicative of eradicare
second-person plural imperative of eradicare
Participle
eradicate
feminine plural of eradicato
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage ) ērādīcāte
second-person plural present active imperative of ērādīcō