| Main Entry: |
eradicate |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
destroy; remove |
Synonyms: |
abate,
abolish,
annihilate, blot out,
demolish, deracinate, do away with, efface,
eliminate,
erase,
expunge, exterminate,
extinguish,
extirpate, liquidate, mow down,
obliterate,
off*,
purge,
raze, root out, rub out,
scratch*, scrub, shoot down, squash, stamp out,
take out*, torpedo,
total,
trash, unroot, uproot, wash out,
waste, weed out, wipe out
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Antonyms: |
aid, assist, bear, create, establish, fix, help, institute, plant
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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