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eradication|ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃən| Also 6 -cion. [ad. L. ērādīcātiōn-em, n. of action f. ērādīcāre. See eradicate v.] The action of pulling out by the roots; total destruction; extirpation.
1548Ld. Somerset Epist. Scots 239 The finall eradicacion of your nacion. 1614Raleigh Hist. World ii. 479 [A] warrant..had been given to Jehu..for the eradication of Ahab's house. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. ii. vi. 95 The roots of Mandrakes doe make a noyse..upon eradication. 1751Johnson Rambler No. 183 ⁋10 The eradication of envy from the human heart. 1825T. Jefferson Autobiog. Wks. 1859 I. 38 This stopped the increase of the evil by importation, leaving to future efforts its final eradication. |