See Also: eradicate(medicine)
eradicate(dictionary)
eradicate(dictionary)

eradicate (iou)



eradicate verb trans. LME.
[Latin eradicat- pa. ppl stem of eradicare, from e- E- + radic-, radix root: see -ATE3.]
Pull up or out by the roots, uproot. LME.
Remove or destroy completely; extirpate, get rid of. E17.
New York Times The Government has a fundamental..interest in eradicating racial discrimination in education.
eradicant adjective & noun (a substance) intended to eradicate a particular pest or disease from a particular area M20.
eradicated ppl adjective that has been eradicated; Heraldry (of a tree) depicted with its roots exposed: M17.
eradicator noun M17.