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Meaning of eradicate

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

eradicate

Pronunciation:/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt//ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To pull up by the roots; to uproot.

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

    Example: Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.