ERADICATE

/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 13

Scrabble letter values: E1R1A1D2I1C3A1T1E1 = 12

Definition

  1. verb kill in large numbers. — synonyms: eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, wipe_out, decimate, carry_off
  2. verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots. — synonyms: uproot, extirpate, root_out, exterminate

Examples

  • “the plague wiped out an entire population”
  • “the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”
  • “root out corruption”

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