erradicar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- eradicate verb To destroy or get rid of something completely, especially a disease or problem.
- exterminate verb To destroy or kill off completely, especially a group of pests or people.
- root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
Senses
erradicar is used for these senses in English:
- eradicate (transitive) To pull up by the roots.
- eradicate (transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
- exterminate (transitive) To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
- root (transitive) To root out; to abolish.
- stamp out (transitive) To get rid of totally; to eradicate.