Meaning & Definition of Eradicate in English
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Eradicate
/ɪrædəket/
verb
1. Kill in large numbers
- "The plague wiped out an entire population"
synonym:
- eliminate,
- annihilate,
- extinguish,
- eradicate,
- wipe out,
- decimate,
- carry off
2. Destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- "The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"
synonym:
- uproot,
- eradicate,
- extirpate,
- root out,
- exterminate
Examples of using
They tried to eradicate my culture.