/ ɪˈrædɪkeɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] eradicate sth (from sth) to destroy or get rid of sth completely, especially sth bad
SYN wipe out :
Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil.
We are determined to eradicate racism from our sport.
► eradi·ca·tion / ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense pull up by the roots ): from Latin eradicat- torn up by the roots, from the verb eradicare , from e- (variant of ex- ) out + radix , radic- root.