eradicate

Subject

• action: It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.

Object

• defilement: If we really want to eradicate defilements we should know that all kinds of kusala should be developed.
• polio: We remain on course too to eradicate polio from the face of the globe by 2005.
• poverty: The strategy aims to eradicate fuel poverty in the UK in 10 to 15 years.
• illiteracy: There is a mass campaign aiming to mobilize 100,000 teachers with the aim of eradicating illiteracy.
• pest: The premises were immediately closed so the owner could clean up and eradicate the pests.
• smallpox: Not until 6 years ago was smallpox eradicated from the world.

Preposition: at

• stage: It ensures that mistakes are eradicated at the earliest stage possible.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

• such: To encourage participation by highlighting and eradicating any obstacles such as fear of reprimand real or imagined.

Modifying Another Word

• virtually: Youth unemployment has been virtually eradicated in many areas.
• completely: Indeed there are many who argue that they should be completely eradicated from the wild.
• altogether: Or, most unlikely of all, will they be eradicated altogether?
• totally: The only dreaded disease to have been totally eradicated is smallpox, which was wiped out more than two decades ago.
• but: Hooliganism has been all but eradicated, and in my opinion the average football fan is far more tolerant and civilized than before.
• entirely: There now seems a real prospect that, like smallpox, polio may be eradicated entirely from the world.

Used with why or when

• what: Remember that students cannot eradicate what might be the bad habits of a lifetime with just one set of your guidance notes.

Present participle complement

• bully: Organizations can underline their commitment to eradicating bullying and harassment in the workplace by having a dedicated policy.

Preposition: in

• country: Malaria, which kills about the same numbers as AIDS in sub Saharan Africa, has been more or less eradicated in richer countries.

Preposition: from

• country: Replying to a query, the minister said that the PPI drive would continue till the disease was totally eradicated from the country.

Preposition: by

• action: It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.