eradicative

Variant of eradicate

transitive verb eradicated, eradicating

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

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

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