transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈra-də-ˌkāt ]
transitive verb
( -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 -ˈra-di-kə-bəl adjective
• erad·i·ca·tion -ˌra-də-ˈkā-shən noun
• erad·i·ca·tor -ˌkā-tər noun