v.
Pronunciation: i- ' ra-d ə - ˌ k ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -cat · ed ; -cat · ing
Etymology: Latin eradicatus, past participle of eradicare, from e- + radic-, radix root ― more at ROOT
Date: 1532
1 : to pull up by the roots
2 : to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots <programs to eradicate illiteracy>
synonyms see EXTERMINATE
– erad · i · ca · ble \ - ' ra-di-k ə -b ə l \ adjective
– erad · i · ca · tion \ - ˌ ra-d ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun
– erad · i · ca · tor \ - ˌ k ā -t ə r \ noun