Eradicate

v. t.	1.	To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated. [imp. & p. p. Eradicated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Eradicating .]
	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. - Southey.

Verb	1.	eradicate - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population" Synonyms: annihilate, decimate, wipe out, eliminate, carry off, extinguish
	2.	eradicate - destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" Synonyms: extirpate, uproot, exterminate

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