Definitions for eradicateɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
e•rad•i•cateɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt(v.t.)-cat•ed, -cat•ing.
to remove or destroy utterly:
to eradicate smallpox.
to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent.
to pull up by the roots:
to eradicate weeds.
Origin of eradicate:
1555–65; < L ērādīcātus, ptp. of ērādīcāre=ē-e - +-rādīcāre, der. of rādīxroot1
e•rad′i•ca`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off(verb)
kill in large numbers
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate(verb)
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
eradicate(verb)ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt
to get rid of sth unwanted
a chance to eradicate the disease
Wiktionary
eradicate(Verb)
To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
eradicate(Verb)
To completely destroy; to put an end to; to extirpate.
Origin: From eradicatus, past participle of eradico, from e- + radix. Also see: radish.
Webster Dictionary
Eradicate(verb)
to pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated
Eradicate(verb)
to root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors
Translations for eradicate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uitroei, ontwortelAfrikaans
- يَسْتَأصِل، يَجْتَثُّ، يَتَخَلَّص منArabic
- униюожавамBulgarian
- erradicarPortuguese (BR)
- vymýtitCzech
- ausrottenGerman
- udrydde; afskaffeDanish
- εξαλείφωGreek
- erradicarSpanish
- välja juurimaEstonian
- ریشه کن کردن؛ از بین بردنFarsi
- hävittääFinnish
- supprimerFrench
- לְבָעֵרHebrew
- उन्मूलनHindi
- iskorijeniti, istrijebitiCroatian
- kipusztítHungarian
- membasmiIndonesian
- útrÿmaIcelandic
- sradicareItalian
- 根こそぎにするJapanese
- 박멸하다Korean
- išnaikinti, išgyvendintiLithuanian
- izskaustLatvian
- basmiMalay
- uitroeienDutch
- utrydde helt, rykke opp med rotaNorwegian
- wytępić, wykorzenićPolish
- ریشه کن کردن؛ از بین بردنPersian
- ولى (وليى) ايستل، بيخ ايستل، ريښى ايستل، نابودول، ور كولPashto
- erradicarPortuguese
- a eradicaRomanian
- искоренятьRussian
- vyhubiťSlovak
- izkoreninitiSlovenian
- iskorenitiSerbian
- utrotaSwedish
- กำจัดจนหมดสิ้นThai
- yok etmek, kökünü kazımakTurkish
- 根除Chinese (Trad.)
- виривати з коренемUkrainian
- مکمل طور پر نجات پا لیناUrdu
- thủ tiêuVietnamese
- 根除Chinese (Simp.)
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