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

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

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 …

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: …

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

eradicate (v.) early 15c., eradicaten, "destroy utterly," literally "pull up by the roots," from Latin eradicatus, past participle of eradicare "root out, extirpate, annihilate," from assimilated form of …