"eradicate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/ Audio: en-us-eradicate.ogg [US], en-au-eradicate.ogg [Australia] Forms: eradicates [present, singular, third-person], eradicating [participle, present], eradicated [participle, past], eradicated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātus, past participle of ērādīcō (“uproot”), from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”). Also see: radish. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ērādīcātus}} Latin ērādīcātus, {{m|la|ērādīcō||uproot}} ērādīcō (“uproot”), {{m|la|ē-||out}} ē- (“out”), {{m|la|rādīx||root}} rādīx (“root”), {{m|en|radish}} radish Head templates: {{en-verb}} eradicate (third-person singular simple present eradicates, present participle eradicating, simple past and past participle eradicated)
  1. (transitive) To pull up by the roots; to uproot. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to pull up by the roots): root up, uproot Translations (to pull up by the roots): изкоренявам (izkorenjavam) (Bulgarian), 連根拔起 (Chinese Mandarin), 连根拔起 (liángēnbáqǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), ontwortelen (Dutch), elradikigi (Esperanto), juurima (Estonian), juuria (Finnish), déraciner (French), mit der Wurzel ausreißen (German), ξεριζώνω (xerizóno) (Greek), εκριζώνω (ekrizóno) (Greek), 根から抜く (ne kara nuku) (Japanese), ریشهکن کردن (riše-kan kardan) (Persian), wykorzenić (Polish), erradicar (Portuguese), desenraizar (Portuguese), dezrădăcina (Romanian), eradica (Romanian), выкорчёвывать (vykorčóvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́корчевать (výkorčevatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), искореня́ть (iskorenjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), искорени́ть (iskorenítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), iskoreniti (Serbo-Croatian), erradicar (Spanish), descuajar (Spanish), utrota (Swedish), tillintetgöra (Swedish), dra upp med rötterna (Swedish), ถอนราก (tŏn râak) (Thai), ถอนรากถอนโคน (tɔ̌ɔn-râak-tɔ̌ɔn-koon) (Thai), nhổ (alt: roots = rễ) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-eradicate-en-verb-OwbDuqCU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'to pull up by the roots': 95 5 Disambiguation of 'to pull up by the roots': 95 5
  2. (transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to completely destroy): annihilate, exterminate, extirpate Translations (to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically): kökünü kəsmək (Azerbaijani), унищожавам (uništožavam) (Bulgarian), erradicar (Catalan), 根除 (gēnchú) (Chinese Mandarin), vymýtit (Czech), met wortel en al uitroeien (Dutch), ekstermi (Esperanto), tuhota (Finnish), hävittää (Finnish), éradiquer (French), ausrotten (German), ausmerzen (German), auslöschen (German), vernichten (German), αφανίζω (afanízo) (Greek), εξαλείφω (exaleífo) (Greek), חיסל (khisél) (Hebrew), 根絶する (konzetsu suru) (Japanese), 根刮ぎにする (nekosogi ni suru) (Japanese), haepapa (Maori), hoepapa (Maori), whakamōtī (Maori), urupatu (Maori), از بین بردن (az beyn bordan) (Persian), نابود کردن (nâbud kardan) (Persian), wytępić (Polish), erradicar (Portuguese), exterminar (Portuguese), elimina (Romanian), stârpi (Romanian), extirpa (Romanian), уничтожа́ть (uničtožátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), уничто́жить (uničtóžitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), истребля́ть (istrebljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), истреби́ть (istrebítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), пресекать на корню (presekatʹ na kornju) [imperfective] (Russian), пресечь на корню (presečʹ na kornju) [perfective] (Russian), exterminar (Spanish), utrota (Swedish), tillintetgöra (Swedish), నిర్మూలించు (nirmūliñcu) (Telugu), ถอนรากถอนโคน (tɔ̌ɔn-râak-tɔ̌ɔn-koon) (Thai), ทำลายให้สิ้น (tam laai hâi sîn) (Thai), eradike etmek (Turkish), kökünü kurutmak (Turkish), triệt hạ (Vietnamese), xóa sạch (Vietnamese), trừ tiệt (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-eradicate-en-verb-RuM1VVJw Disambiguation of 'to completely destroy': 25 75 Disambiguation of 'to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eradicable, eradication, eradicative, radical, root

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          "roman": "liángēnbáqǐ",
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "ontwortelen"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "juurima"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "juuria"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "déraciner"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
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          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "根から抜く"
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          "code": "fa",
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          "roman": "riše-kan kardan",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "ریشهکن کردن"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "wykorzenić"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "erradicar"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "dezrădăcina"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "eradica"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vykorčóvyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "выкорчёвывать"
        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výkorčevatʹ",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
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          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "erradicar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "descuajar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "utrota"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "tillintetgöra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "dra upp med rötterna"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "tŏn râak",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "ถอนราก"
        },
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          "roman": "tɔ̌ɔn-râak-tɔ̌ɔn-koon",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "alt": "roots = rễ",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
          "word": "nhổ"
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          "text": "Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.",
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        "To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate."
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          "nothing"
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          "radically",
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        "(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate."
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          "_dis1": "25 75",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "word": "annihilate"
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        {
          "_dis1": "25 75",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "word": "exterminate"
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          "sense": "to completely destroy",
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "kökünü kəsmək"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "uništožavam",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "унищожавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "erradicar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gēnchú",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "根除"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "vymýtit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "met wortel en al uitroeien"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "ekstermi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "tuhota"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "hävittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "éradiquer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "ausrotten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "ausmerzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "auslöschen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "vernichten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "afanízo",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "αφανίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "exaleífo",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "εξαλείφω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "khisél",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "חיסל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "konzetsu suru",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "根絶する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nekosogi ni suru",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "根刮ぎにする"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "haepapa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "hoepapa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "whakamōtī"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "urupatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "az beyn bordan",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "از بین بردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "nâbud kardan",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "نابود کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "wytępić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "erradicar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "exterminar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "elimina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "stârpi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "extirpa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uničtožátʹ",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "уничтожа́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uničtóžitʹ",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "уничто́жить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "istrebljátʹ",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "истребля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "istrebítʹ",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "истреби́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "presekatʹ na kornju",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пресекать на корню"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "presečʹ na kornju",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "пресечь на корню"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "exterminar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "utrota"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "tillintetgöra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "nirmūliñcu",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "నిర్మూలించు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "tɔ̌ɔn-râak-tɔ̌ɔn-koon",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "ถอนรากถอนโคน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "tam laai hâi sîn",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "ทำลายให้สิ้น"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "eradike etmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "kökünü kurutmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "triệt hạ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "xóa sạch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 86",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
          "word": "trừ tiệt"
        }
      ]
    }
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}
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      "word": "radicate"
    }
  ],
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Requests for review of Arabic translations"
  ],
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "ērādīcātus"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
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        "1": "la",
        "2": "ērādīcō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "uproot"
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ē-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "out"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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        "2": "rādīx",
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        "4": "root"
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "radish"
      },
      "expansion": "radish",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "eradicates",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eradicating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "eradicated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
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      "word": "eradicable"
    },
    {
      "word": "eradication"
    },
    {
      "word": "eradicative"
    },
    {
      "word": "radical"
    },
    {
      "word": "root"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To pull up by the roots; to uproot."
      ],
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        [
          "pull",
          "pull"
        ],
        [
          "up",
          "up"
        ],
        [
          "root",
          "root"
        ],
        [
          "uproot",
          "uproot"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To pull up by the roots; to uproot."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "nothing",
          "nothing"
        ],
        [
          "radically",
          "radically"
        ],
        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ],
        [
          "extirpate",
          "extirpate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/"
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      "tags": [
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "root up"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "uproot"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "annihilate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "exterminate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "extirpate"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izkorenjavam",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "изкоренявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "連根拔起"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "liángēnbáqǐ",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "连根拔起"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "ontwortelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "elradikigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "juurima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "juuria"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "déraciner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "mit der Wurzel ausreißen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "xerizóno",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "ξεριζώνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ekrizóno",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "εκριζώνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ne kara nuku",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "根から抜く"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "riše-kan kardan",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "ریشهکن کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "wykorzenić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "erradicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "desenraizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "dezrădăcina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "eradica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vykorčóvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выкорчёвывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výkorčevatʹ",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́корчевать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iskorenjátʹ",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "искореня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iskorenítʹ",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "искорени́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "iskoreniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "erradicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "descuajar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "utrota"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "tillintetgöra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "dra upp med rötterna"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tŏn râak",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "ถอนราก"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tɔ̌ɔn-râak-tɔ̌ɔn-koon",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "ถอนรากถอนโคน"
    },
    {
      "alt": "roots = rễ",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to pull up by the roots",
      "word": "nhổ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "kökünü kəsmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uništožavam",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "унищожавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "erradicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gēnchú",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "根除"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "vymýtit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "met wortel en al uitroeien"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "ekstermi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "tuhota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "hävittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "éradiquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "ausrotten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "ausmerzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "auslöschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "vernichten"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "afanízo",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "αφανίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exaleífo",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "εξαλείφω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khisél",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "חיסל"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "konzetsu suru",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "根絶する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nekosogi ni suru",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "根刮ぎにする"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "haepapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "hoepapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "whakamōtī"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "urupatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "az beyn bordan",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "از بین بردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nâbud kardan",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "نابود کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "wytępić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "erradicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "exterminar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "elimina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "stârpi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "extirpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uničtožátʹ",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уничтожа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uničtóžitʹ",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "уничто́жить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "istrebljátʹ",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "истребля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "istrebítʹ",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "истреби́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "presekatʹ na kornju",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пресекать на корню"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "presečʹ na kornju",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "пресечь на корню"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "exterminar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "utrota"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "tillintetgöra"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "nirmūliñcu",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "నిర్మూలించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tɔ̌ɔn-râak-tɔ̌ɔn-koon",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "ถอนรากถอนโคน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tam laai hâi sîn",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "ทำลายให้สิ้น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "eradike etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "kökünü kurutmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "triệt hạ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "xóa sạch"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically",
      "word": "trừ tiệt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eradicate"
}

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