Etymology

eradicate

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Today it means: To pull up by the roots. Full definition →

Middle English eradicaten ← Latin ērādīcātus
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eradicate · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromērādīcātus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromeradicaten“to eradicate”
  3. English todayeradicate

PIE word *wréh₂ds From Middle English eradicaten (“to eradicate”), from eradicat(e) (“eradicated”, past participle of eradicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin ērādīcātus, the perfect passive participle of ērādīcō (“to uproot, root out; to anihilate, eradicate”), from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See also radish.

eradicate · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromeradicat(e)“eradicated”
  2. English todayeradicate

From Middle English eradicat(e) (“eradicated”, past participle of eradicaten), used up until Early Modern English, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

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