eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off
(verb) kill in large numbers; “the plague wiped out an entire population”
uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate
(verb) destroy completely, as if down to the roots; “the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”; “root out corruption”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eradicate (third-person singular simple present eradicates, present participle eradicating, simple past and past participle eradicated)
(transitive) To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.
• (to pull up by the roots): root up, uproot
• (to completely destroy): annihilate, exterminate, extirpate
• See also destroy
• radicate
• acierated
Source: Wiktionary
E*rad"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eradicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Eradicating.] Etym: [L. eradicatus, p. p. of eradicare to eradicate; e out + radix, radicis, root. See Radical.]
1. To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated.
2. To root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors. This, although now an old an inveterate evil, might be eradicated by vigorous treatment. Southey.
Syn.
– To extirpate; root out; exterminate; destroy; annihilate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 January 2025
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
