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- DictionaryE·rad·i·ca·tion/iˌradiˈkāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the complete destruction of something: "the eradication of poverty"
[uncountable] the act of destroying or getting rid of something completely, especially something bad. the eradication of weeds. a tuberculosis eradication programme. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad: The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption. The disease that once claimed millions of lives has now been eradicated. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Removing and getting rid of things. abandonment. banish. be scattered to the four winds idiom. bin.
IPA guide. When people talk about the eradication of something, they are referring to its total destruction. Imagine a movie villain destroying a planet with a massive laser beam and you'll have the right idea. If a gardener's goal is the eradication of every single weed in his back yard, he might start by uprooting dandelions.
noun. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction. Wiktionary. The state of being plucked up by the roots. Wiktionary. Synonyms: obliteration. elimination. annihilation. extermination. extinction. extirpation. extinguishment. liquidation. riddance. removal. purge. clearance. Other Word Forms of Eradication.
noun. 1. The act or process of eliminating: clearance, elimination, liquidation, purge, removal, riddance. 2. Utter destruction: annihilation, extermination, extinction, extinguishment, extirpation, liquidation, obliteration. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
verb (used with object) , e·rad·i·cat·ed, e·rad·i·cat·ing. to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world. Synonyms: annihilate, exterminate, uproot, obliterate. to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent: to eradicate a spot. to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds.
Jan 3, 2013 · The word “eradicate” is defined as “to pull or tear up by the roots” and “to remove entirely, extirpate, get rid of.” 7 Definitions of eradication and elimination...
