eradication
Appearance
See also: éradication
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātiō, from ērādīcō + -tiō, from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō. Equivalent to eradicate + -ion.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]eradication (plural eradications)
- The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting; extirpation; utter destruction.
- The state of being plucked up by the roots.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]act of plucking up by the roots
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