eradicates; eradicated; eradicating
formal
: to remove (something) completely : to eliminate or destroy (something harmful)
The disease has now been completely eradicated.
His ambition is to eradicate poverty in/from his community.
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“Eradicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/eradicate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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