ERADICATION

eradication, obliteration

(noun) the complete destruction of every trace of something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

eradication (plural eradications)

The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting; extirpation; utter destruction.

The state of being plucked up by the roots.

Antonyms

• radication

Source: Wiktionary


E*rad`i*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. eradicatio: cf. F. éradication.]

1. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.

2. The state of being plucked up by the roots.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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