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Word: Eradicate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘pull up by the roots’): from Latin eradicat- ‘torn up by the roots’, from the verb eradicare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + radix, radic- ‘root’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈradɪkeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
destroy completely; put an end to
Short Definition:destroy completely
Examples:- this disease has been eradicated from the world
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