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UK
/ɪɹˈædɪkˌeɪt/
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[ US /ɪˈɹædəˌkeɪt/ ]
[ US /ɪˈɹædəˌkeɪt/ ]
VERB
-
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
root out corruption -
kill in large numbers
the plague wiped out an entire population
How To Use eradicate In A Sentence
- The white expanse would eradicate those seething images, those demons which warred within him. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
- Human error can never be totally eradicated but its effects can be ameliorated by proper procedures. We've Heard All This Before From BP
- Florida admits defeat in fight to eradicate exotic purple swamphen Records don't support Florida Lt. Gov. South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com - South Florida Recipes
- ‘And if we don't completely eradicate them, we don't eradicate them at all, unless we come up with a biocontrol mechanism,’ he said.
- We will see that the serum for inoculation comes from the right part; and not until every microbe of German kultur is eradicated from his blood will we touch, handle, or have any dealings with the Hun. The British Navy
- After that, he quickly eradicated any romantic intentions he had harbored for Captain Crowell, as she was now his commander and employer.
- ‘African countries have worked rapidly and effectively to eradicate polio; now the tragedy is that many of them are becoming reinfected,’ Dr Heymann said.
- Much discussion of prostitution is conducted on the premise that it is possible to eradicate it.
- It has been eradicated in most parts of the world, but is still occurring in Australian Aboriginal communities.
- The image was one I knew I would never escape, even with daily visits to a certified psychoanalyst with training in hypnosis to eradicate Oedipus complexes. Director's Cut