Meanings
nouneradication (plural eradications)
plural eradications
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounthe complete destruction of every trace of something
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Origin
- Latinērādīcātiō
- Englisheradication
Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātiō, from ērādīcō + -tiō, from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō. Equivalent to eradicate + -ion or e- (“without”) + radication.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan eradicació
- eradicacióact of plucking up by the roots
Chinese Mandarin 根除
- 根除 (gēnchú)act of plucking up by the roots
Finnish juurinta, juuriminen
- juurintaact of plucking up by the roots
- juuriminenact of plucking up by the roots
- kitkeminenact of plucking up by the roots
- kitkentäact of plucking up by the roots
- hävittäminenact of plucking up by the roots
French éradication, déracinement
- éradicationact of plucking up by the roots
- déracinementact of plucking up by the roots
German Eradikation, Keimeliminierung
- Eradikationact of plucking up by the roots
- Keimeliminierungact of plucking up by the roots
Greek εκρίζωση, ξερίζωμα
- εκρίζωση (ekrízosi)act of plucking up by the roots
- ξερίζωμα (xerízoma)act of plucking up by the roots
Hebrew השמדה, חיסול
- השמדהact of plucking up by the roots
- חיסולact of plucking up by the roots
Hindi उखाड़ना, उन्मूलन
- उखाड़ना (ukhāṛnā)act of plucking up by the roots
- उन्मूलन (unmūlan)act of plucking up by the roots
Italian eradicazione, sradicamento
- eradicazioneact of plucking up by the roots
- sradicamentoact of plucking up by the roots
Japanese 根絶, 根刮ぎ
- 根絶 (konzetsu)act of plucking up by the roots
- 根刮ぎ (nekosogi)act of plucking up by the roots
Polish wykorzenienie
- wykorzenienieact of plucking up by the roots
Portuguese erradicação
- erradicaçãoact of plucking up by the roots
Russian выкорчёвывание, искорене́ние
- выкорчёвывание (vykorčóvyvanije)act of plucking up by the roots
- искорене́ние (iskorenénije)act of plucking up by the roots
Spanish erradicación, desarraigo
- erradicaciónact of plucking up by the roots
- desarraigoact of plucking up by the roots
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with eradication
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APA
eradication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eradication
MLA
“eradication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eradication. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eradication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eradication.
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