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单词 eradicate
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eradicate

verb
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they eradicate
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/
he / she / it eradicates
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪts/
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪts/
past simple eradicated
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪd/
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪd/
past participle eradicated
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪd/
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪd/
-ing form eradicating
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪŋ/
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. to destroy or get rid of something completely, especially something bad synonym wipe out
    • eradicate something Diphtheria has been virtually eradicated in the United States.
    • eradicate something from something We are determined to eradicate racism from our sport.
    Extra Examples
    • These insects are very difficult to eradicate.
    • Effective action is needed to eradicate terrorism, drug-trafficking and corruption.
    • Smallpox had been completely eradicated from the world.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • totally
    verb + eradicate
    • try to
    • help (to)
    • be difficult to
    preposition
    • from
    phrases
    • an attempt to eradicate something
    • an effort to eradicate something
    See full entry
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘pull up by the roots’): from Latin eradicat- ‘torn up by the roots’, from the verb eradicare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + radix, radic- ‘root’.
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