eradicate

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/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/ English

Definitions

verb

To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.“Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.”

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Synonyms

annihilate exterminate extirpate root up uproot wipe out extinguish eliminate carry off decimate obliterate kill extermination efface erase defuse cull

Antonyms

Associated

tamarisk illiteracy polio coca eradication smallpox infestation bandits malaria invasive pests hunger

Rhymes

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate ruminate innate

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