Eradicate

Verb

 * 1)  To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
 * 2)  To completely destroy; to put an end to; to extirpate.

Synonyms for Eradicate

 * : root up, uproot
 * : exterminate, extirpate
 * destroy, uproot, root out, decimate, annihilate, abolish, disperse, extinguish, nullify, devastate, kill, consume, remove.

Antonyms for Eradicate
plant, beget, foster, propagate, instill, initiate, embed, settle, fix, stabilize, establish, institute, fortify, strengthen, secure, confirm.

Related terms

 * eradicable
 * eradication
 * eradicative

Thesaurus
abate, abolish, abscind, abstract, amputate, annihilate, avulse, ban, bar, blot, bob, cast off, cast out, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, clip, crop, cull, cut, cut away, cut off, cut out, deport, deracinate, dig out, dig up, disentangle, dispose of, dock, draw, draw out, dredge, dredge up, eject, elide, eliminate, enucleate, evolve, evulse, excavate, except, excise, exclude, exile, expatriate, expel, exsect, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, extract, extricate, get out, get quit of, get rid of, get shut of, gouge out, grub up, isolate, knock off, liquidate, lop, mine, mutilate, nip, outlaw, pare, peel, pick out, pluck out, pluck up, prune, pull, pull out, pull up, purge, quarry, rake out, remove, rip out, root out, root up, rule out, set apart, set aside, shave, shear, stamp out, strike off, strike out, strip, strip off, sweep away, take off, take out, tear out, throw over, throw overboard, truncate, unearth, unravel, uproot, weed out, wipe out, withdraw, wrest out

Pronunciation

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