E‐rad″i‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Eradicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Eradicating (?).] [L. eradicatus, p. p. of eradicare to eradicate; e out + radix, radicis, root. See Radical.] 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. Southey.
Syn. — To extirpate; root out; exterminate; destroy; annihilate.