eradicate

e·rad·i·cate

 (ĭ-răd′ĭ-kāt′)

tr.v. e·rad·i·cat·ed, e·rad·i·cat·ing, e·rad·i·cates

1. To tear up by the roots: "They loosened the soil and eradicated the weeds" (James Macauley).

2. To get rid of; eliminate: Their goal was to eradicate poverty. See Synonyms at eliminate.

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[Middle English eradicaten, from Latin ērādīcāre, ērādīcāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + rādīx, rādīc-, root; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·rad′i·ca·ble (-kə-bəl) adj.

e·rad′i·ca′tion n.

e·rad′i·ca′tive adj.

e·rad′i·ca′tor n.

eradicate

(ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt)

vb (tr)

1. to obliterate; stamp out

2. to pull or tear up by the roots

[C16: from Latin ērādīcāre to uproot, from ex-¹ + rādīx root]

eˈradicable adj

eˈradicably adv

eˌradiˈcation n

eˈradicative adj

eˈradiˌcator n

e•rad•i•cate

(ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt)

v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

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 root¹]

e•rad′i•ca•ble, adj.

e•rad′i•cant (-kənt) adj., n.

e•rad`i•ca′tion, n.

e•rad′i•ca`tive, adj.

e•rad′i•ca`tor, n.

eradicate

Past participle: eradicated
Gerund: eradicating

Imperative

eradicate

eradicate

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	eradicate - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" annihilate, decimate, wipe out, eliminate, carry off, extinguish decimate - kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	2.	eradicate - destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption" extirpate, root out, uproot, exterminate destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

eradicate

verb wipe out, eliminate, remove, destroy, get rid of, abolish, erase, excise, extinguish, stamp out, obliterate, uproot, weed out, annihilate, put paid to, root out, efface, exterminate, expunge, extirpate, wipe from the face of the earth battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus

eradicate

verb

1. To destroy all traces of:

abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.

Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.

2. To get rid of, especially by banishment or execution:

eliminate, liquidate, purge, remove, wipe out.

Idioms: do away with, put an end to.

Translations

يَسْتَأصِل، يَجْتَثُّ، يَتَخَلَّص من

afskaffeudrydde

ausmerzenausrottenauslöschen

εξαλείφωξεριζώνω

erradicarextirpar

hävittääjuuriatuhota

éradiquersupprimerarracherdéraciner

kipusztít

útrÿma

estirparesradicamento

išgyvendinimasišgyvendintiišnaikinimasišnaikinti

izskaust

rykke opp med rotautrydde helt

kökünü kazımakyok etmek

根除

eradicate

[ɪˈrædɪkeɪt] VT [+ disease, crime, superstition, injustice] → erradicar; [+ poverty, discrimination] → acabar con, erradicar; [+ weeds] → desarraigar, arrancar

eradicate

[ɪˈrædɪkeɪt] vt → éliminer

eradicate

vt → ausrotten

eradicate

[ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt] vt → sradicare

eradicate

(iˈradikeit) verb

to get rid of completely. Smallpox has almost been eradicated. uitroei, ontwortel يَسْتَأصِل، يَجْتَثُّ، يَتَخَلَّص من униюожавам erradicar vymýtit ausrotten udrydde; afskaffe εξαλείφωerradicar välja juurima ریشه کن کردن؛ از بین بردن hävittää supprimer לְבָעֵר उन्मूलन iskorijeniti, istrijebiti kipusztít membasmi útrÿma sradicare 根こそぎにする 박멸하다 išnaikinti, išgyvendinti izskaust basmi uitroeienutrydde helt, rykke opp med rotawytępić, wykorzenić ولى (وليى) ايستل، بيخ ايستل، ريښى ايستل، نابودول، ور كول erradicar a era­dica искоренять vyhubiť izkoreniniti iskoreniti utrota กำจัดจนหมดสิ้น yok etmek, kökünü kazımak 根除 виривати з коренем مکمل طور پر نجات پا لینا thủ tiêu 根除

eˌradiˈcation noun

uitroeiing, ontworteling إسْتِئْصال، إبادَه، إجْتِثاث унищожение erradicação vyhlazení die Ausrottung udryddelse; afskaffelse εξάλειψηerradicación hävitamine ریشه کنی؛ نابودی hävitys suppressionביעור नाश istrebljenje kiirtás pembasmian útrÿming sradicamento 根絶 박멸 išnaikinimas, išgyvendinimas izskaušana pembasmian uitroeiingutrydding wytępienie ريښى ايستل، نابودول erradicação eradicare искоренение vyhubenie izkoreninjenje istrebljenje utrotning การถอนรากเหง้า yok etme, kökünü kazıma 根除 знищення خاتمہ sự thủ tiêu 根除

eradicate

vt. erradicar, extirpar; desarraigar.

eradicate

vt erradicar