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eradicate

/ɪˈɹædəˌkeɪt/ih-RA-duh-kayt
/ɪˈɹædəˌkeɪt/ih-RA-duh-kayt

Meaningto root out

Common meaning: to destroy completely

‘out’ + ‘a root’ → eradicate

Journey through time

  1. Latinrādīx, -īcis‘a root’
  2. Englisheradicate‘to destroy completely’ · today

e- also in: emitejecteraseerecterode

radic also in: radicalradish

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin rādīx ‘a root’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry rādīx, p. 1521 · dictionary scan

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