eradicate Hear it!

eradicate definition

eradi·cate (ē rad′i kāt′, i-)

transitive verb eradicated -·cat′ed, eradicating -·cat′·ing

  1. to tear out by the roots; uproot
  2. to get rid of; wipe out; destroy

Etymology: ME eradicaten < L eradicatus, pp. of eradicare, to root out < e-, out + radix (gen. radicis), root

Related Forms:

Comments


Do you have more to add? Sign in to share your linguistic knowledge or observation.

Connect with Facebook