| 单词 | eradicate |
| 释义 | eradicate —eradicant /i rad"i keuhnt/, adj. , n. —eradication, n. —eradicative, adj. —eradicator, n. /i rad"i kayt'/, v.t., eradicated, eradicating. 1. to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world. 2. to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent: to eradicate a spot. 3. to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds. [1555-65; < L eradicatus rooted out (ptp. of eradicare), equiv. to e- E- + radic- (s. of radix) ROOT1 + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. obliterate, uproot, exterminate, annihilate. See abolish. |
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