Word of the Day 07/25/22 Eradicate
Eradicate (verb)
eradicate [ ih-rad-i-keyt ]
verb (used with object), e·rad·i·cat·ed, e·rad·i·cat·ing.
1. to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world.
2. to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent: to eradicate a spot.
3. to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds.
OTHER WORDS FROM ERADICATE
e·rad·i·cant [ih-rad-i-kuhnt], adjective, noun
e·rad·i·ca·tion [ih-rad-i-key-shuhn], noun
e·rad·i·ca·tive, adjective
e·rad·i·ca·tor, noun
WORDS RELATED TO ERADICATE
abolish, annihilate, eliminate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, stamp out, uproot, weed out, wipe out, abate, demolish, deracinate, efface, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, off, purge
See synonyms for: eradicate / eradicated / eradicating / eradication on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR ERADICATE
1. obliterate, uproot, exterminate, annihilate.
SYNONYM STUDY FOR ERADICATE
1. See abolish.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin ērādīcātus “rooted out” (past participle of ērādīcāre ), equivalent to ē- e- + rādīc- (stem of rādīx ) root + -ātus -ate
HOW TO USE ERADICATE IN A SENTENCE
No effective treatments were discovered by the time the disease was eradicated.
SMALLPOX USED TO KILL MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. HERE’S HOW HUMANS BEAT IT.|KELSEY PIPER|FEBRUARY 5, 2021|VOX
A farmer who aggressively eradicates all the insects on their land might be setting up an invisible desert for birds passing through.
A NEW MAPPING METHOD COULD HELP HUMANS AND WILDLIFE COEXIST|PHILIP KIEFER|FEBRUARY 4, 2021|POPULAR-SCIENCE
Pakistan is one of the three countries in the world where polio has not been eradicated.
HOW THE CIA’S FAKE VACCINE PROGRAM IN PAKISTAN HELPED FUEL THE ANTI-VAX MOVEMENT|HALA IQBAL|FEBRUARY 1, 2021|VOX
Unless the coronavirus is eradicated everywhere, she said, it will remain a threat to the United States and other countries.
NEW CORONAVIRUS VARIANTS ACCELERATE RACE TO MAKE SURE VACCINES KEEP UP|CAROLYN Y. JOHNSON, LAURIE MCGINLEY, JOEL ACHENBACH|JANUARY 26, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
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eradicate [ ih-rad-i-keyt ]
verb (used with object), e·rad·i·cat·ed, e·rad·i·cat·ing.
1. to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world.
2. to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent: to eradicate a spot.
3. to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds.
OTHER WORDS FROM ERADICATE
e·rad·i·cant [ih-rad-i-kuhnt], adjective, noun
e·rad·i·ca·tion [ih-rad-i-key-shuhn], noun
e·rad·i·ca·tive, adjective
e·rad·i·ca·tor, noun
WORDS RELATED TO ERADICATE
abolish, annihilate, eliminate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, stamp out, uproot, weed out, wipe out, abate, demolish, deracinate, efface, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, off, purge
See synonyms for: eradicate / eradicated / eradicating / eradication on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR ERADICATE
1. obliterate, uproot, exterminate, annihilate.
SYNONYM STUDY FOR ERADICATE
1. See abolish.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin ērādīcātus “rooted out” (past participle of ērādīcāre ), equivalent to ē- e- + rādīc- (stem of rādīx ) root + -ātus -ate
HOW TO USE ERADICATE IN A SENTENCE
No effective treatments were discovered by the time the disease was eradicated.
SMALLPOX USED TO KILL MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. HERE’S HOW HUMANS BEAT IT.|KELSEY PIPER|FEBRUARY 5, 2021|VOX
A farmer who aggressively eradicates all the insects on their land might be setting up an invisible desert for birds passing through.
A NEW MAPPING METHOD COULD HELP HUMANS AND WILDLIFE COEXIST|PHILIP KIEFER|FEBRUARY 4, 2021|POPULAR-SCIENCE
Pakistan is one of the three countries in the world where polio has not been eradicated.
HOW THE CIA’S FAKE VACCINE PROGRAM IN PAKISTAN HELPED FUEL THE ANTI-VAX MOVEMENT|HALA IQBAL|FEBRUARY 1, 2021|VOX
Unless the coronavirus is eradicated everywhere, she said, it will remain a threat to the United States and other countries.
NEW CORONAVIRUS VARIANTS ACCELERATE RACE TO MAKE SURE VACCINES KEEP UP|CAROLYN Y. JOHNSON, LAURIE MCGINLEY, JOEL ACHENBACH|JANUARY 26, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.