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eradicate

The correct spelling is eradicate.

How to pronounce eradicate

/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/
verb

IPA: /ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/

Say it like: Era-dic-ate

The correct spelling is eradicate. To pull up by the roots; to uproot. For example: "Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980."

Usage Examples

Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
  2. 2.To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.

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