| eradicate | 1. To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated. 2. To root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors. "This, although now an old an inveterate evil, might be eradicated by vigorous treatment." (Southey) Synonym: To extirpate, root out, exterminate, destroy, annihilate. Origin: L. Eradicatus, p. P. Of eradicare to eradicate; e out + radix, radicis, root. See Radical. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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