Synonyms for eradicate
ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪterad·i·cate

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1. eradicateverb

   Synonyms:
   exterminate, extirpate, root up, uproot

2. eradicateverb

   To pull up by the roots; to uproot.

   Synonyms:
   root up, uproot, extirpate, exterminate

3. eradicateverb

   To completely destroy; to put an end to; to extirpate.

   Synonyms:
   uproot, root up, exterminate, extirpate

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1. eradicate

   Abolish, to do away with, bring absolutely to an end, especially as something hostile, hindering, or harmful, was formerly used of persons and material objects, a usage now obsolete except in poetry or highly figurative speech. Abolish is now used of institutions, customs, and conditions, especially those wide-spread and long existing; as, to abolish slavery, ignorance, intemperance, poverty. A building that is burned to the ground is said to be destroyed by fire. Annihilate, as a philosophical term, signifies to put absolutely out of existence. As far as our knowledge goes, matter is never annihilated, but only changes its form. Some believe that the wicked will be annihilated. Abolish is not said of laws. There we use repeal, abrogate, nullify, etc.: repeal by the enacting body, nullify by revolutionary proceedings; a later statute abrogates, without formally repealing, any earlier law with which it conflicts. An appellate court may reverse or set aside the decision of an inferior court. Overthrow may be used in either a good or a bad sense; suppress is commonly in a good, subvert always in a bad sense; as, to subvert our liberties; to suppress a rebellion. The law prohibits what may never have existed; it abolishes an existing evil. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy. Compare CANCEL; DEMOLISH; EXTERMINATE.

   Synonyms:
   abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress, terminate

   Antonyms:
   authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain

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1. eradicate

   Synonyms:
   extirpate, abolish, extinguish, exterminate, excise, uproot, destroy, root out

   Antonyms:
   implant, import, instil, foster, propagate, cherish, encourage

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1. eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry offverb

   kill in large numbers

   "the plague wiped out an entire population"

   Synonyms:
   obviate, bear off, eat up, crush out, pull off, rule out, exhaust, annihilate, reject, negociate, take away, eliminate, get rid of, manage, bear away, use up, rid of, bring off, extirpate, decimate, exterminate, press out, kill, eat, obliterate, run through, quench, cancel out, snuff out, pass, wipe out, carry away, do away with, stub out, uproot, blow out, winnow out, excrete, root out, erase, extinguish, sweep away, carry off, consume, egest, deplete

2. uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminateverb

   destroy completely, as if down to the roots

   "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

   Synonyms:
   extirpate, kill off, annihilate, deracinate, eliminate, uproot, decimate, exterminate, root out, wipe out, extinguish, carry off

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1. siphon off

   rich countries are siphoning off wealth of developing countries through money laundering.

   politicians who have ruined our economy should be siphoned off from power and authority

   Submitted by anonymous on May 24, 2020  

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1. eradicateverb

   Synonyms:
   extirpate, uproot, root out, pull up by the roots

2. eradicateverb

   Synonyms:
   destroy, exterminate, annihilate

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1. eradicateverb

   Synonyms:
   extirpate, exterminate

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1. List of paraphrases for "eradicate":

   eliminate, eradication, eradicating, elimination, eliminating, remove, eradicated, delete, uproot, removing, dispose, abolish, suppress

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1. Emily Staub:

   It’s an audacious and mind-boggling idea, i’m not just talking about just him. I’m talking about a whole bunch of people with the Carter Center that decided that they were going to eradicate a disease that has no vaccine, no immunity, no medication. It’s thousands of years old and has a one-year incubation. The odds are totally stacked against you. And the people that suffer from it speak thousands of different languages, and some have never had outsiders interact with them.

2. Robert Lee:

   Just the sheer amount of food that's being wasted is enough to eradicate hunger.

3. Kate Garbers:

   We want to see a groundswell of consumer choice, whereby a consumer can book a hotel room knowing that the hotel is trying everything they can to eradicate slavery and trafficking within their business.

4. Jens Spahn:

   I want to eradicate measles, anyone going to a kindergarten or school should be vaccinated against measles.

5. Manchester City:

   We regret any offence these chants may have caused and will continue to work with supporter groups and officials from both clubs to eradicate hateful chanting from this fixture.