ERADICATED

Adjective

eradicated (not comparable)

eliminated, utterly destroyed

(heraldry) Having the roots of a tree visible in the emblazon.

Verb

eradicated

simple past tense and past participle of eradicate

Source: Wiktionary


ERADICATE

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



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