 eradicate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] kill in large numbers | |
| Synonyms: | eliminate wipe_out annihilate decimate carry_off extinguish | |
| Examples: | "the plague wiped out an entire population" |
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| Related terms: | kill decimate annihilation annihilation decimation annihilator | |
| 2. | [ verb ] destroy completely, as if down to the roots | |
| Synonyms: | extirpate exterminate uproot | |
| Examples: | "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" |
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| Related terms: | destroy deracination destroyer | |
| Similar spelling: |
eradicator eradicable eradication erratic erotica erotic erratically |
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