Eradicate /(?)/

E·rad·i·cate

Eradicate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Eradicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Eradicating

  1. To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated.
  2. To root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors.
    This, although now an old an inveterate evil, might be eradicated by vigorous treatment.