to eradicate
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6.6
- verb
- /ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt/
- The first goal is to eradicate extreme poverty.
- eradicate the disease
- eradicate poverty
- efforts to eradicate
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Watch on YouTubeWhen you say that you think it's impossible to eradicate Hamas, why is that?
- When you say that you think it's impossible to eradicate Hamas, why is that?
- Evil, corruption and underhanded dealing must be eradicated from this earth.
- The first goal is to eradicate extreme poverty.
- What is the landscape look like in terms of eradicating this ingredient in pesticides?
- And they're not eradicated, they're not gone.
- But the key aspect of this is the intention to eradicate that group in whole or in part.
- Because I don't think I or you or anyone has power to eradicate chronic diseases.
Examples
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This will completely eradicate the plague.
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Kevin: What is the best way, without hurting the environment, to eradicate invasive non-native plants?
Academic text (2013) -
Do you think it's possible to eradicate racism from the judicial system?
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We will eradicate this disease, but before we can do that, we must succeed today, Noah.
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As such, successfully eradicating the disease could improve the lives of millions of people around the world.
Academic text (2013) -
After much bloodshed, we eradicated the disease.
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Evil, corruption and underhanded dealing must be eradicated from this earth.
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The substantial cross-border resource transfers necessary to eradicate the most overt forms of poverty are highly unlikely.
Academic text (2008) -
Governments around the world must work together to eradicate poverty and improve living standards.
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We need to develop effective strategies to eradicate the harmful bacteria from our water supply.
Synonyms
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1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
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1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
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3.4
Remove or kill something completely so it is gone
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2.8
Stop something from working or continuing
355
2.2
Remove all traces of something from memory or history
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4.2
Destroy something so nothing is left
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3.7
Remove something so it is no longer used
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4.8
Destroy almost all members of a group, like a type of animal or product
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7.5
To destroy something completely so nothing remains
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6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
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6.9
To destroy something completely, often on purpose
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7.5
To destroy completely, often killing many people
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4.4
To pull a plant out of the ground or force people to leave home
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3.9
Find and completely remove something harmful or hidden
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6.1
Make a thought or feeling go away so it stops bothering you
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7.7
Put an end to something or to someone's life
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8.8
To remove all signs of something like a record or memory so it cannot be found
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5.5
End something completely, for example a custom or a debt
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7.6
To destroy something completely so nothing is left
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4.2
Completely destroy an idea, argument, or reputation
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9.9
To destroy something completely, including its root
To destroy or carry something away completely, for example by water
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
eradicate = radicate (semi-transparent) = e + radic + ate
The parts reflect Latin combining forms (e- 'out', radic- 'root', -ate) which give the meaning 'root out', but these elements are not clearly productive or familiar to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word eradicate comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and radix 'root', so it originally meant to pull something 'out by the roots', like the English word 'uproot'. That's why to eradicate something today is to remove or destroy it completely.