Meaning of eradicate

e•rad•i•cate

Pronunciation: (i-rad'i-kāt"), [key]

— -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world.
to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent: to eradicate a spot.
to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

eradicate (Thesaurus)

eradicable erase

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