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Definition of Eradicate
1. Verb. Kill in large numbers. "They want to eradicate the prisoners "; "The plague wiped out an entire population"
Related verbs: Decimate
Generic synonyms: Kill
Derivative terms: Annihilation, Annihilation, Annihilative, Annihilator, Decimation, Extinction, Wipeout
2. Verb. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots. "Root out corruption"
Generic synonyms: Destroy, Destruct
Derivative terms: Eradication, Eradicator, Extirpation, Uprooter
Definition of Eradicate
1. v. t. To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated.
Definition of Eradicate
1. Verb. (transitive) To pull up by the roots; to uproot. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To completely destroy; to put an end to; to extirpate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eradicate
1. [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]
Medical Definition of Eradicate
1. 1. To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated. 2. To root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors. "This, although now an old an inveterate evil, might be eradicated by vigorous treatment." (Southey) Synonym: To extirpate, root out, exterminate, destroy, annihilate. Origin: L. Eradicatus, p. P. Of eradicare to eradicate; e out + radix, radicis, root. See Radical. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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