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adj
Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
That which eradicates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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History
Etymology tree English eradicate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English eradicative From eradicate + -ive.
