Meaning of eradicate in English

(Definition of eradicate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of eradicate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of eradicate

eradicate
This fact is of practical importance in terms of efforts to eradicate tsetse populations.
The question as to why governments do not eradicate all misdemeanors by imposing draconian penalties is yet to be resolved.
Undoubtedly some lawyers are trying to eradicate legalese in response to the siren voices of customer care, quality improvement and positive image.
Similarly, bureaucratic rationalism did not replace or eradicate the rent-seeking and corruption of the past.
Although some ballrooms encouraged jitterbugging with competitions and cash prizes, others tried to eradicate the dance.
The folk linguists' errors may thus seem nearly impossible to eradicate.
Theoretically, short-term tocolytic treatment could reduce uterine contractions while initiating factors are being eradicated.
The conclusion includes a prospective view and has remarks on inter-marriage and the pressing need to eradicate poverty and ageist discrimination through government legislation.
In the former, labour-market liberalization is reinforced by political repression to eradicate labour collectivism.
This chapter will not provide students with much useful information regarding the principles of epidemiology or the paradigms for controlling and eradicating parasitic diseases.
Information at the herd-level may be sufficient when one aims to eradicate disease from the herd.
Rather than eradicating the comparatively few survivors of myxomatosis, a rabbit population was allowed to reestablish itself.
Even if we could eradicate discrimination, we may not have ideal levels of assistance for those with impairments.
Yet we need to remind ourselves that ageism cannot be eradicated by non-ageist language alone.
The article suggested the strategy of living with the vine louse rather than wasting huge amounts in attempts to eradicate it.
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Translations of eradicate

in Chinese (Traditional)
根除, 消滅, 杜絕…
in Chinese (Simplified)
根除, 消灭, 杜绝…
in Spanish
erradicar, eliminar…
in Portuguese
erradicar…
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निर्मूलन - काहीतरी पूर्णपणे काढून टाकणे किंवा काहीतरी वाईट नष्ट करणे…
yok etmek, kökünü kazımak/kurutmak, kökünü kazımak…
éradiquer…
根絶(こんぜつ)する…
uitroeien…
ஒன்றை முற்றிலுமாக அகற்ற அல்லது கெட்ட ஒன்றை அழிக்க…
नष्ट करना, हटाना, समाप्त करना…
નાબૂદ કરવું…
udrydde, afskaffe…
utrota…
basmi…
ausrotten…
utrydde, utrydde helt, rykke opp med rota…
جڑ سے اکھاڑ پھینکنا, نیست و نابود کرنا…
виривати з коренем…
истреблять, искоренять…
పూర్తిగా ఏదో వదిలించుకోవడానికి లేదా చెడును నాశనం చేయడం…
নির্মূল করে ফেলা, ধ্বংস করে ফেলা…
vymýtit…
membasmi…
กำจัดจนหมดสิ้น…
thủ tiêu…
wykorzenić, wyeliminować, wytępić…
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