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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•rad•i•cate /ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to remove or destroy completely: a new vaccine for eradicating measles.
e•rad•i•ca•tion /ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]e•rad•i•ca•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•rad•i•cate (i rad′i kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate:to eradicate smallpox throughout the world.
- to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent:to eradicate a spot.
- to pull up by the roots:to eradicate weeds.
- Latin ērādīcātus rooted out (past participle of ērādīcāre), equivalent. to ē- e- + rādīc- (stem of rādīx) root1 + -ātus -ate1
- 1555–65
e•rad•i•cant (i rad′i kənt),USA pronunciation adj., n. e•rad′i•ca′tion, n. e•rad′i•ca′tive, adj. e•rad′i•ca′tor, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obliterate, uproot, exterminate, annihilate. See abolish.
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