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- Dictionarye·rad·i·cate/əˈradəˌkāt/
verb
- 1. destroy completely; put an end to: "this disease has been eradicated from the world"
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The meaning of ERADICATE is to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots. How to use eradicate in a sentence. The Root of Eradicate Is, Literally, Root Synonym Discussion of Eradicate.
ERADICATE definition: 1. to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad: 2. to get rid of something…. Learn more.
To eradicate something is to get rid of it, to destroy it, and to kiss it goodbye. Eradicate is from the Latin word eradicare meaning "to root out." When you yank that weed up by the roots, it has been eradicated; it's not coming back.
ERADICATE meaning: 1. to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad: 2. to get rid of something…. Learn more.
Eradicate definition: to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate. See examples of ERADICATE used in a sentence.
To eradicate something means to get rid of it completely. [formal] They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus. [VERB noun] If tedious tasks could be eradicated, the world would be a much better place. [beVERB -ed] Synonyms: wipe out, eliminate, remove, destroy More Synonyms of eradicate.
1. to remove or destroy utterly: to eradicate smallpox. 2. to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent. 3. to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds. [1555–65; < Latin ērādīcātus, past participle of ērādīcāre = ē- e - + -rādīcāre, derivative of rādīx root 1] e•rad′i•ca•ble, adj.
Definition of eradicate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ERADICATE definition: to destroy or completely get rid of something such as a social problem or a disease. Learn more.
To completely destroy; to put an end to; to extirpate. Small pox was globally eradicated in 1980. Wiktionary. Synonyms: root out. exterminate. uproot. extirpate. extinguish. decimate. wipe out. annihilate. eliminate. carry off. smother. raze. trash.
