eradication

noun — 2 senses

eradication

noun

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

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

The state of being plucked up by the roots.

Antonyms: radication
Derived terms: eradicational, eradicationism
Related terms: eradicate

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