eradicate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪˈræd.ɪ.keɪt/

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Verb

Plain form eradicate

Third-person singular eradicates

Past tense eradicated

Past participle eradicated

Present participle eradicating

1. (transitive) If you eradicate something, you completely destroy it or to put an end to it.
   • Synonym: extirpate

   Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.