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Uncommoneradicate
The correct spelling is eradicate.
How to pronounce eradicate
/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/
verbIPA: /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.To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
- 2.To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.
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