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1. (v.t.) eradicate
to remove or destroy utterly:
to eradicate smallpox.
2. eradicate
to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent.
3. eradicate
to pull up by the roots:
to eradicate weeds.
Etymology: (1555–65; < L ērādīcātus, ptp. of ērādīcāre=ē-e - +-rādīcāre, der. of rādīxroot1)
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1. (verb) eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off
kill in large numbers
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
2. (verb) uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
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1. (verb) eradicate
to get rid of sth unwanted
a chance to eradicate the disease
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| Definition of 'eradicate' |
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1. (verb) eradicate
to pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated
2. (verb) eradicate
to root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors
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Sense: to get rid of completely
Smallpox has almost been eradicated.
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 Afrikaans: uitroei, ontwortel |
 Arabic: يَسْتَأصِل، يَجْتَثُّ، يَ |
 Bulgarian: униюожавам |
 Brazilian: erradicar |
 Czech: vymýtit |
 German: ausrotten |
 Danish: udrydde; afskaffe |
 Greek: εξαλείφω |
 Spanish: erradicar |
 Estonian: välja juurima |
 Farsi: ریشه کن کردن؛ از بین بردن |
 Finnish: hävittää |
 French: supprimer |
 Hebrew: לְבָעֵר |
 Hindi: उन्मूलन |
 Croatian: iskorijeniti, istrijebiti |
 Hungarian: kipusztít |
 Indonesian: membasmi |
 Icelandic: útrÿma |
 Italian: sradicare |
 Japanese: 根こそぎにする |
 Korean: 박멸하다 |
 Lithuanian: išnaikinti, išgyvendinti |
 Latvian: izskaust |
 Malay: basmi |
 Dutch: uitroeien |
 Norwegian: utrydde helt, rykke opp m |
 Polish: wytępić, wykorzenić |
 Persian: ریشه کن کردن؛ از بین بردن |
 Pashto: ولى (وليى) ايستل، بيخ ايس |
 Portuguese: erradicar |
 Romanian: a eradica |
 Russian: искоренять |
 Slovak: vyhubiť |
 Slovenian: izkoreniniti |
 Serbian: iskoreniti |
 Swedish: utrota |
 Thai: กำจัดจนหมดสิ้น |
 Turkish: yok etmek, kökünü kazımak |
 Taiwanese: 根除 |
 Ukrainian: виривати з коренем |
 Urdu: مکمل طور پر نجات پا لینا |
 Vietnamese: thủ tiêu |
 Chinese: 根除 |
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