ERADICATE


Meaning of ERADICATE in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ completely , entirely , totally

▪ successfully

VERB + ERADICATE

▪ try to

▪ help (to)

▪ be difficult to , be hard to

▪ be impossible to

These insects are very difficult to ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ from

The disease has now been successfully ~d from the world.

PHRASES

▪ an attempt to ~ sth , an effort to ~ sth

Eradicate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ disease , ↑ malaria , ↑ pest , ↑ poverty , ↑ prejudice , ↑ racism , ↑ smallpox

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