eradicate

CEFRC1

/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To destroy or remove something completely.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    eradicated

Examples

  • We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.

  • We shall continue our efforts to eradicate racial discrimination.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈræd.əˌkeɪt/
  • /iˈræd.əˌkeɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.

  2. To pull up by the roots.

More examples

In context

  • Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.

  • Near-synonyms: delete, erase

  • Thus far, virtually every cinematic attempt to convey the outrages of South African life under apartheid has been diminished by its own good intentions and by a grim sameness that eradicates any element of surprise.

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Origin

verb

PIE word *wréh₂ds From Middle English eradicaten (“to eradicate”), from eradicat(e) (“eradicated”, past participle of eradicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin ērādīcātus, the perfect passive participle of ērādīcō (“to uproot, root out; to anihilate, eradicate”), from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See also radish.