Definitions for: Eradicate


[v] kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
[v] destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"



Webster (1913) Definition: E*rad"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eradicated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Eradicating.] [L. eradicatus, p. p. of
eradicare to eradicate; e out + radix, radicis, root. See
Radical.]
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.

Syn: To extirpate; root out; exterminate; destroy;
annihilate.

Synonyms: annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, uproot, wipe out

See Also: destroy, destruct, kill

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