eradicate: Meaning and Definition of
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.
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