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to eradicate
01
to completely destroy something, particularly a problem or threat
Transitive: to eradicate a problem or threat
Examples
The international community is collaborating to eradicate the illegal wildlife trade.
02
to commit a large-scale homicide which results in a significant reduction in population
Transitive: to eradicate a group of people
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
eradicate
3rd person singular
eradicates
past simple
eradicated
past participle
eradicated
Examples
The disease threatened to eradicate entire communities if not controlled quickly.
Lexical Tree
eradication
eradicator
eradicate
eradic
