eradicate
Translation
to eradicate, to wipe out, to eliminate
Examples
They hope to eradicate this disease completely.
They hope to eradicate this disease completely.
We must eradicate poverty from our society.
We must eradicate poverty from our society.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) <from sth.> to destroy or get rid of (sth.) completely They want to eradicate the disease.
Similar Words
Synonyms: eliminate, exterminate, abolish; Antonyms: create, establish
Etymology
From Latin 'eradicare', from 'e-' (out) + 'radix' (root). Literally 'to pull out by the roots'.
Memory Tips
Picture pulling a weed out by its 'root' (radix) to 'eradicate' it from the garden.