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Definition of eradicate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

eradicate

verb

NAmE//ɪˈrædəˌkeɪt//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they eradicate

he / she / it eradicates

past simple eradicated

-ing form eradicating

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to destroy or get rid of something completely, especially something bad synonym wipe somebody/somethingout eradicate something Diphtheria has been virtually eradicated in the United States. eradicate something from something We are determined to eradicate racism from our sport.

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eradication

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NAmE//ɪˌrædəˈkeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See eradicate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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Nearby words

er exclamation
era noun
eradicate verb
erase verb
eraser noun