English verb: eradicate | |||
1. | eradicate (change) kill in large numbers | ||
Samples | The plague wiped out an entire population. | ||
Synonyms | annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, extinguish, wipe out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
Verb group | decimate | ||
2. | eradicate (creation) destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||
Samples | The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted. Root out corruption. | ||
Synonyms | exterminate, extirpate, root out, uproot | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | destroy, destruct | ||