English-Thai Dictionary

eradicate

VT กำจัด จน หมดสิ้น  ขจัด จน หมดสิ้น  destroy get rid of wipe out kam-jad-jon-mod-sin

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ERADICATE

v.t.[L. eradico, from radix, root. ] 1. To pull up the roots, or by the roots. Hence, to destroy anything that grows; to extirpate; to destroy the roots, so that the plant will not be reproduced; as, to eradicate weeds.
2. To destroy thoroughly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate errors, or false principles, or vice or disease.

 

ERADICATED

pp. Plucked up by the roots; extirpated; destroyed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

eradicate

e rad i cate |iˈradiˌkāt əˈrædəˌkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] destroy completely; put an end to: this disease has been eradicated from the world. DERIVATIVES e rad i ca ble |-kəbəl |adjective, e rad i cant |-kənt |noun, e rad i ca tor |-ˌkātər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘pull up by the roots ’): from Latin eradicat- ‘torn up by the roots, ’ from the verb eradicare, from e- (variant of ex- )‘out ’ + radix, radic- ‘root. ’

 

eradicated

e rad i cat ed |iˈradəˌkātid əˈrædəkeɪdɪd | ▶adjective [ postpositive ] Heraldry (of a tree or plant ) depicted with the roots exposed.

 

Oxford Dictionary

eradicate

eradicate |ɪˈradɪkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] destroy completely; put an end to: this disease has been eradicated from the world. DERIVATIVES eradicable adjective, eradicant noun, eradicator noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘pull up by the roots ’): from Latin eradicat- ‘torn up by the roots ’, from the verb eradicare, from e- (variant of ex- )‘out ’ + radix, radic- ‘root ’.

 

eradicated

eradi |cated |ɪˈradɪkeɪtɪd | ▶adjective [ postpositive ] Heraldry (of a tree or plant ) depicted with the roots exposed.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

eradicate

eradicate verb a total of three monthly applications will eradicate the termites: eliminate, get rid of, remove, obliterate; exterminate, destroy, annihilate, kill, wipe out; abolish, stamp out, extinguish, quash; erase, efface, excise, expunge, expel; informal zap, nuke, wave goodbye to. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See destroy . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

eradicate

eradicate verb make sure that the lice have all been eradicated: get rid of, eliminate, do away with, remove, suppress; exterminate, destroy, annihilate, extirpate, obliterate, kill, wipe out, liquidate, decimate, finish off; abolish, stamp out, extinguish, quash, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map; erase, efface, excise, expunge; root out, uproot, weed out; informal zap; rare deracinate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

eradicate

e rad i cate /ɪrǽdɪkèɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 «…から » 〈病気 社会問題 害虫など 〉を根絶 [撲滅 ]する, 〈雑草など 〉を根こそぎにする «from » .2 ｟まれ ｠〈汚れなど 〉を取る .e r á d i ca ble /-kəb (ə )l /形容詞 e r à d i c á tion 名詞 e r á d i c à tor /-tə r /名詞