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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 | ||
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