eradicate

ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt

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Definition of eradicate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

actionremove or destroy something so nothing remains

We must eradicate the disease from the country.
They hope to eradicate poverty in the region.
Scientists work to eradicate invasive species.

eliminate

exterminate

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Origin of eradicate

Latin, eradicare (to root out)

Terms with eradicate included in their meaning

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wipe

eradicate

eliminate or destroy

root up

metaphorical

eradicate something completely from a situation

stamp out

eradicate

eliminate something completely and permanently

stub out

removal

eradicate or eliminate completely

wipe off

eradicate

eliminate or remove completely

devil grass

invasive species

type of grass considered invasive and hard to eradicate

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French:éradiquer, ...
German:ausrotten, ...
Italian:eradicare, ...
Spanish:erradicar, ...
Portuguese:erradicar, ...
Chinese:根除, ...
Japanese:根絶する, ...
Arabic:قَضَى عَلَى, ...
Hebrew:לְמַגֵּר, ...
Russian:уничтожить, ...
Ukrainian:викорінювати/викорінити, ...
Hindi:समूल नष्ट करना, ...
Bengali:নির্মূল করা, ...
Catalan:eradicar, ...
Czech:vymýtit, ...
Danish:udrydde, ...
Dutch:uitroeien, ...
Greek:εξαλείφω, ...
Hungarian:kiirtani, ...
Khmer:កម្ចាត់ចោលទាំងស្រុង, ...
Korean:근절하다, ...
Persian:ریشه‌کن کردن, ...
Polish:wytępić, ...
Portuguese (BR):erradicar, ...
Romanian:a eradica, ...
Swedish:utrota, ...
Thai:กำจัด, ...
Turkish:yok etmek, ...
Vietnamese:loại trừ, ...

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Definition of eradicate - Reverso English Dictionary

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