eradication
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- noun
- /ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃən/
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erradicación
- The government launched a campaign aimed at the complete eradication of invasive species from the national park.
- eradication of smallpox
- eradication campaign
- disease eradication
And that takes the eradication, first of all, of shame.
- And that takes the eradication, first of all, of shame.
- Now the YWCA had a long term policy on the eradication of racism.
- It's basically an instant eradication of an obligation to someone else.
- I got ADEA eradication Team shirt on DEA Ohio hat.
Examples
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What the polio eradication program is trying to do is to kill the virus itself that causes polio everywhere on earth.
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These boarding schools were nothing more than total institutions for the complete eradication of their native heritage and pride.
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We should all be concerned with but one goal, the eradication of crime.
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And that takes the eradication, first of all, of shame.
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There is a state poverty eradication program, which is state government.
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Progress is indeed possible, but so is the eradication of the rights and freedoms we hold dear.
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Without these scientific innovations, an eradication campaign simply was not feasible.
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A massive eradication program has left these waters, once teeming with life, silent and dead.
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The final and ultimately successful push toward rinderpest eradication drew its strength and inspiration from the interconnections.
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In this article, we analyze Graffiti Hurts, an organization devoted to the eradication of graffiti, in detail.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed
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Taking something or someone away from a place
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The act of removing something you do not need
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To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
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Complete destruction so nothing is left
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A complete killing or removal of a group of living things
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Complete destruction that leaves nothing behind
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Complete destruction that leaves nothing left
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Putting out a fire, light, or other activity so it stops
Complete removal of something, often by pulling it out by the roots
Removing a dangerous person or group, often by killing them during an operation
Antonyms
How Complete
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- NSFW
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eradication comes from Latin parts e- meaning 'out' and radix meaning 'root', the same root as radical, so it meant 'pulling out by the root' like removing a plant. That's why eradication now means the complete removal of something unwanted.