eradicative

Variant of eradicate

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

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