eradicate en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (archaic, transitive) To pull up by the roots.
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(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
She put a banner for the One Campaign, an effort to eradicate poverty in the third world led by U2's singer Bono, on her LJ […]
2007, Anastasia Goodstein, Totally Wired:Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.
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.
1989 September 20, Janet Maslin, “Review/Film; Sutherland Catches On To Apartheid Slowly”, in The New York Times:I would like to know if there are any true moralists who would like to correspond with someone who just instinctively feels there's something wrong somewhere in this unbenevolent world and wants to save it by culminating love and eradicating the captive emotions of the self (Ego).
1986 April 26, Tony Marcus Antuan Haywood, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 18:Near-synonyms: delete, erase
The germinal matrix in this area is then eradicated either by surgical or chemical matrixectomy using phenol or NaOH.
2016, Roba Khundkar, Silva Samantha De, Rajat Chowdury, Consent in Surgery: A Practical Guide, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 89:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eradicates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| eradicating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| eradicated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| eradicated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
radicate · radicate · protect · foster · introduce · encourage
Deriveds
Relateds
eradicative · root · eradicable · ineradicable · radical · eradication
Synonyms
extirpate · eradicate · nuke · erase · ruin · root out · lay waste · harry · exterminate · unbreed · pull down · bewreck · unmake · aerosolize · subvert · waste · wipe off · uproot · devastate · ravage · stamp out · annihilate · ravel · overthrow · uproot · root up · total · jazz · blot out · raze · race · destroy · benothing · wreck · exterminate · atomize · blotto · extirpate · disintegrate · remove · pulverize · eliminate · wipe out · desolate · erase · delete · extinguish · unexist · obliterate · demolish · dissolve · fuck · annihilate · level · decompose · dash · liquidate · eliminate · overturn · disperse · diffuse · fordo · ruinate
Translations (87)
tr eradike etmek (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · cmn 連根拔起 /连根拔起 (to pull up by the roots) · mi whakamōtī (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · nl ontwortelen (to pull up by the roots) · el εκριζώνω (to pull up by the roots) · hi उखाड़ना (to pull up by the roots) · eo ekstermi (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ru истреби́ть (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · sv tillintetgöra (to pull up by the roots) · de mit der Wurzel ausreißen (to pull up by the roots) · bg унищожавам (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ca erradicar (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · bg изкоренявам (to pull up by the roots) · mi urupatu (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · vi nhổ (to pull up by the roots) · de vernichten (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · es descuajar (to pull up by the roots) · fi tuhota (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · pl wytępić (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · hi उन्मूलन (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · te నిర్మూలించు (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ja 根絶する (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · de ausmerzen (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ru искорени́ть (to pull up by the roots) · it eradicare (to pull up by the roots) · fi juuria (to pull up by the roots) · vi xóa sạch (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · pt desenraizar (to pull up by the roots) · sv utrota (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · fr éradiquer (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · de ausrotten (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ru уничто́жить (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · pt erradicar (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · fi hävittää (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · th ถอนรากถอนโคน (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · sh iskoreniti (to pull up by the roots) · kk тамырына балта шабу (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · vi triệt hạ (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · tr kökünü kurutmak (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · th ถอนรากถอนโคน (to pull up by the roots) · he חיסל (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ro extirpa (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · fr déraciner (to pull up by the roots) · cmn 根除 (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · fa از بین بردن (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ro dezrădăcina (to pull up by the roots) · ro stârpi (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · kk түп-тамырымен жұлу (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ja 根刮ぎにする (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ru искореня́ть (to pull up by the roots) · pt erradicar (to pull up by the roots) · et juurima (to pull up by the roots) · es erradicar (to pull up by the roots) · ca eradicar (to pull up by the roots) · ru уничтожа́ть (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · mi hoepapa (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · de auslöschen (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ota افنا ایتمك (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · fa ریشهکن کردن (to pull up by the roots) · sv utrota (to pull up by the roots) · ja 根から抜く (to pull up by the roots) · ru вы́корчевать (to pull up by the roots) · sv tillintetgöra (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · el αφανίζω (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · th ถอนราก (to pull up by the roots) · el ξεριζώνω (to pull up by the roots) · el εξαλείφω (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ro eradica (to pull up by the roots) · ro elimina (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · it sradicare (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ota قازیمق (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · pl wykorzenić (to pull up by the roots) · cs vymýtit (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · eo elradikigi (to pull up by the roots) · ru пресечь на корню (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · mi haepapa (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · it sradicare (to pull up by the roots) · ru выкорчёвывать (to pull up by the roots) · pt exterminar (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · az kökünü kəsmək (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · th ทำลายให้สิ้น (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ru пресекать на корню (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · sv dra upp med rötterna (to pull up by the roots) · fa نابود کردن (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · vi trừ tiệt (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · nl met wortel en al uitroeien (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) · ru истребля́ть (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically)