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    eradication
    /ɪˌradɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. the complete destruction of something: "the eradication of poverty"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishERADICATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ERADICATION definition: 1. the process of getting rid of something completely or of destroying something bad: 2. the…. Learn more.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › eradicationERADICATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Eradication definition: the complete removal, destruction, or erasure of something. See examples of ERADICATION used in a sentence.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › eradicationEradication Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ERADICATE is to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots. How to use eradicate in a sentence. The Root of Eradicate Is, Literally, Root Synonym Discussion of Eradicate.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › eradicationEradication - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When people talk about the eradication of something, they are referring to its total destruction. Imagine a movie villain destroying a planet with a massive laser beam and you'll have the right idea. If a gardener's goal is the eradication of every single weed in his back yard, he might start by uprooting dandelions.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishERADICATION OF SOMETHING - Cambridge English Dictionary

    ERADICATION OF SOMETHING definition: 1. the process of getting rid of something completely or of destroying something bad: 2. the…. Learn more.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisheradication noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of eradication noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › eradicationEradication - definition of eradication by The Free Dictionary

    1. The act or process of eliminating: clearance, elimination, liquidation, purge, removal, riddance. 2. Utter destruction: annihilation, extermination, extinction, extinguishment, extirpation, liquidation, obliteration. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › eradicationEradication Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Eradication definition: The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › eradicationeradication - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    e•rad•i•cate (i rad′ i kāt′), v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world. to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent: to eradicate a spot. to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › eradicateERADICATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Eradicate definition: to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate. See examples of ERADICATE used in a sentence.