Definition of Eradecate
E*rad"i*cate (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Eradicated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Eradicating (?).] [L. eradicatus, p. p. of
eradicare to eradicate; e out + radix,
radicis, root. See Radical.] 1. To
pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree
eradicated.
2. To root out; to destroy utterly; to
extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors.
This, although now an old an inveterate evil, might be
eradicated by vigorous treatment.
Southey.
Syn. -- To extirpate; root out; exterminate; destroy;
annihilate.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (transitive) To pull up by the roots; to completely destroy; to put an end to.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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