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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)
Synonyms: To extirpate, root out, exterminate, destroy, annihilate.
Origin: L. Eradicatus, p. P. Of eradicare to eradicate; e out + radix, radicis, root. See Radical.
(01 Mar 1998)
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