[ UK /ɪɹˈædɪkˌe‍ɪt/ ]
[ US /ɪˈɹædəˌkeɪt/ ]
VERB
  1. destroy completely, as if down to the roots
    the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
    root out corruption
  2. kill in large numbers
    the plague wiped out an entire population
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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
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