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eradication

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 R AE2 D AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of being plucked up by the roots.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the complete destruction of every trace of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: obliteration

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: destruction, demolition, wipeout

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātiō, from ērādīcō + -tiō, from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō. Equivalent to eradicate + -ion or e- (“without”) + radication.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: eradicació — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Chinese Mandarin: 根除 (gēnchú) — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Finnish: juurinta — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Finnish: juuriminen — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Finnish: kitkeminen — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Finnish: kitkentä — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Finnish: hävittäminen — act of plucking up by the roots
  • French: éradication — act of plucking up by the roots
  • French: déracinement — act of plucking up by the roots
  • German: Eradikation — act of plucking up by the roots
  • German: Keimeliminierung — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Greek: εκρίζωση (ekrízosi) — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Greek: ξερίζωμα (xerízoma) — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Hebrew: השמדה — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Hebrew: חיסול — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Hindi: उखाड़ना (ukhāṛnā) — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Hindi: उन्मूलन (unmūlan) — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Interlingua: eradication — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Italian: eradicazione — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Italian: sradicamento — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Japanese: 根絶 (konzetsu) — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Japanese: 根刮ぎ (nekosogi) — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Polish: wykorzenienie — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Portuguese: erradicação — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Russian: выкорчёвывание (vykorčóvyvanije) — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Russian: искорене́ние (iskorenénije) — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Spanish: erradicación — act of plucking up by the roots
  • Spanish: desarraigo — act of plucking up by the roots
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