Definitions for eradicate
ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪterad·i·cate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry offverb

   kill in large numbers

   "the plague wiped out an entire population"

2. uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminateverb

   destroy completely, as if down to the roots

   "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. eradicateverb

   To pull up by the roots; to uproot.

2. eradicateverb

   To completely destroy; to put an end to; to extirpate.

3. Etymology: From eradicatus, past participle of eradico, from e- + radix. Also see: radish.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ERADICATEverb

   Etymology: eradico, Latin.

   1. To pull up by the root.

   He suffereth the poison of Nubia to be gathered, and Aconite to be eradicated, yet this not to be moved. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Err.

   2. To completely destroy; to end; to cut off.

   If a gouty person can bring himself entirely to a milk diet, he may so change the whole juices of his body as to eradicate the distemper. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

   If vice cannot wholly be eradicated, it ought at least to be confined to particular objects. Jonathan Swift, Examiner, №. 27.

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1. eradicate

   To eradicate means to completely destroy, eliminate or remove something, often in such a way that it never exists or appears again. This can include anything from a physical object, a thought or idea, a species, or even a disease or social issue.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Eradicateverb

   to pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated

2. Eradicateverb

   to root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eradicate

   e-rad′i-kāt, v.t. to pull up by the roots: to destroy.—adj. Erad′icable, that may be eradicated.—p.adj. Erad′icāted, rooted up: (her.) said of a tree, or part of a tree, torn up by the roots.—n. Eradicā′tion, the act of eradicating: state of being eradicated.—adj. Erad′icātive, serving to eradicate or drive thoroughly away.—n. Erad′icātor. [L. eradicāre, to root out—e, out, radix, radicis, a root.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of eradicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of eradicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of eradicate in a Sentence

1. Jens Spahn:

   I want to eradicate measles, anyone going to a kindergarten or school should be vaccinated against measles.

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   The fastest and cheapest way to eradicate poverty is not by giving food, but by giving hope, love, and education.

3. George Floyd:

   The officers on the scene that day should be held accountable for Defense Mark Esper murder. It is a tragedy that we have seen repeat itself too many times. With great sympathy, I want to extend the deepest of condolences to the family and friends of George Floyd from me and the Department. Racism is real in America, and we must all do our very best to recognize it, to confront it, and to eradicate it.

4. Paula Radcliffe:

   We want to eradicate doping from our sport but we can never put any innocent athlete through what I had to go through this summer, ms Radcliffe should never have been forced to come out and defend herself against such insinuations.

5. Faisal Shuaib:

   If we are going to overcome this COVID-19 pandemic, we have to do better job of ensuring better supply of the COVID-19 vaccines, no country will be able to eradicate COVID-19 ... until all countries are able to eradicate it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=eradicate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eradicate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=eradicate
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eradicate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=eradicate