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e•rad•i•cate
Pronunciation: (i-rad'i-kāt"), [key]—
v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
1. to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate:
to eradicate smallpox throughout the world.
2. to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent:
to eradicate a spot.
3. to pull up by the roots:
to eradicate weeds. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.