Eradicate

/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/

Synonyms for "eradicate" (191 found)

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Verb(8 words)

eliminate exterminate abolished abolishes annihilate annihilatedcarry offcauterize

abate abolish abscind abstract amputate annihilate avulse ban bar blotblot outbob bury cancelcast offcast outchuck clearclear awayclear out

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clear the decksclip crop cull cutcut awaycut off

Noun(4 words)

abolishing benweed cauterizingcure for disease

Strong matches (57)

cut outdelete deport deracinate devourdig outdig updisentangledispose ofdock drawdraw outdredgedredge upefface eject elide eliminate enucleate erase

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evolve evulse excavate except excise exclude exile expatriate expel expunge exsect exterminate extinguish extirpate

Verb(18 words)

decimate destroy destroyed destroys disinfest efface eliminated eliminates eradicates exorcise exorcises exorcized expunges exterminated exterminates extincts extinguish extirpate

Noun(4 words)

exorcising exorcizing exterminating extincting

Adjective(1 words)

extincted

Related words (95)

Verb(17 words)

extirpated extirpates incinerated kill obliterate obliterated overcome purged raze razes ridsroot outstamped uproot uproots vanquishwipe out

Noun(9 words)

extirpating killing obliterating rooting stomp vanquishing weeds wipe wipeout

extract extricateget outget quit ofget rid ofget shut ofgougegouge outgrub upisolate killknock offliquidate lop massacre mine murder mutilate nip obliterate

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omit outlaw pare peelpick outpluckpluck outpluck upprune pullpull outpull uppurge quarryrake outremove ridrip outrootroot outroot uproutrule outset apartset asideshave shear stampstamp outstrikestrike offstrike outstripstrip offsweep awaytake offtake outtear outthrow overthrow overboardtruncate unearth unravel uprootweed outwipe outwithdraw wrestwrest out

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More general

5 entries

destroy destruct destruction elimination kill

More specific

2 entries

extermination extirpation

Collocations

5 entries

eradicate diseaseeradicate illiteracyeradicate pestseradicate polioeradicate poverty

Inflections

3 entries

eradicated eradicates eradicating

Derivations

2 entries

eradication eradicator

similar

1 entries

decimate

Sample sentences

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We shall continue our efforts to eradicate racial discrimination.

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We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.

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No single speech can eradicate years of mistrust, nor can I answer in the time that I have all the complex questions that brought us to this point.

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They tried to eradicate my culture.

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