English Explanatory Dictionary

eradicate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To pull up by the roots.
  2. To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
verb
  1. eradicated

Pronunciation

/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/ /əˈræd.əˌkeɪt/ /iˈræd.əˌkeɪt/ en-us-eradicate.ogg en-au-eradicate.ogg

Word forms

eradicate eradicates eradicating eradicated

Etymology

PIE word *wréh₂ds 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.

Synonyms

root out root up uproot annihilate eliminate exterminate extirpate destroy aerosolize atomize benothing bewreck blot out blotto dash decompose demolish desolate devastate diffuse disintegrate disperse dissolve eradicate erase extinguish fordo fuck harry jazz lay waste level liquidate nuke obliterate overthrow overturn pull down pulverize race raze ravage ravel remove ruin ruinate stamp out total subvert unbreed unexist unmake waste wipe out wipe off wreck delete

Antonyms

radicate encourage foster introduce protect

Related words

eradicable eradication eradicative ineradicable radical root

Derived words

eradicant eradicator
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