eradicate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To pull up by the roots.
2. (transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.

Opposite of

radicate, encourage, foster, introduce, protect

Synonyms

extirpate

exterminate

uproot

destroy

eliminate

annihilate

wipe out

root out

erase

obliterate

extinguish

root up

decimate

abolish

remove

blot out

get rid of

rub out

kill

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pull up

carry off

expunge

expel

drive away

clear

efface

grub

liquidate

revoke

rout

sack

spoil

stamp

stamp out

stub

suppress

terminate

undo

wash off

weed

wipe

zap

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pluck up by the roots

pull up by the roots

waste

be obliterated

turn over a board

destroy completely

tear completely out

stop

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Translations

ausrotten

éradiquer

erradicar

svellere

déraciner

sradicare

supprimer

ontwortelen

uitroeien

erradicar

extirpar

εκριζώνω

exterminer

extirper

ausmerzen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/

Etymology

PIE word
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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.