eradicate

Intermediatezipf 3.29

Pronunciation

/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/(ih-RAD-ih-kayt)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

根除；彻底消灭（强调完全、永久地消除）

Definition

To completely destroy or eliminate something, especially something harmful.

Word family

  • eradication/ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃən/(n)根除

Collocations

  • eradicate disease
  • eradicate poverty
  • eradicate corruption
  • completely eradicated

Examples

  1. 1.Smallpox has been completely eradicated worldwide. (disease)
  2. 2.The campaign aims to eradicate child labor by 2030. (social issue)

Synonyms

  • eliminate/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/— remove, less absolute
  • exterminate/ɪkˈstɜːmɪneɪt/— kill off entirely, living things
  • abolish/əˈbɒlɪʃ/— end a system or practice officially

Etymology

e- (out) + radix (root) — to pull out by the root