exterminate, extirpate, eradicate, uproot mean to effect the destruction or abolition of something. exterminate implies complete and immediate extinction by killing off all individuals.

ERADICATE definition: to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate. See examples of eradicate used in a sentence.

ERADICATE meaning: 1. to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad: 2. to get rid of something…. Learn more.

Definition of eradicate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To eradicate something means to get rid of it completely. They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus. 2 meanings: 1. to obliterate; stamp out 2. to pull or tear up by the …

Dec 8, 2025 · eradicate (third-person singular simple present eradicates, present participle eradicating, simple past and past participle eradicated) (transitive) To pull up by the roots. synonyms, antonym

ERADICATE meaning: to remove (something) completely to eliminate or destroy (something harmful)

To eradicate something is to get rid of it, to destroy it, and to kiss it goodbye. Eradicate is from the Latin word eradicare meaning "to root out." When you yank that weed up by the roots, it has been …

e•rad•i•cate (ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt) v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 1. to remove or destroy utterly: to eradicate smallpox. 2. to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent. 3. to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds.

1. To tear up by the roots: "They loosened the soil and eradicated the weeds" (James Macauley). 2. To get rid of; eliminate: Their goal was to eradicate poverty. See Synonyms at eliminate.