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eradicated

The correct spelling is eradicated.

How to pronounce eradicated

verb

Say it like: Era-dic-ate-d

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

Usage Examples

Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.

Meanings

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.

adjective

  1. 1.Eliminated, utterly destroyed
  2. 2.Having the roots of a tree visible in the emblazon.

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