eradicate

动词 eradicate:

1. kill in large numbers
   同义词：eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, wipe out, decimate, carry off
2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots
   同义词：uproot, extirpate, root out, exterminate

1. They attempted to eradicate crime.
   他们力图根除罪恶。
2. Smallpox has almost been eradicated.
   天花几乎已经被消灭了。
3. He eradicated weeds in his garden.
   他把花园中的杂草根除了。

e.rad.i.cate

v.tr.（及物动词）
e.rad.i.cat.ed,e.rad.i.cat.ing,e.rad.i.cates
To tear up by the roots.
根除：连根撕碎
To get rid of as if by tearing up by the roots:
清除，扑灭，根绝：象连根拔起一样消灭：
例句：
Their goal was to eradicate poverty.See Synonyms at abolish See Synonyms at eliminate
他们的目标是消除贫困参见 abolish参见 eliminate

来源：
Middle English eradicaten
中古英语 eradicaten
from Latin ôr3doc3re ôr3doc3t-
源自 拉丁语 ôr3doc3re ôr3doc3t-
ô-, ex- [ex-]
ô-, ex- [前缀，表.免除，离开.]
r3dox r3doc- [root] * see wr3d-
r3dox r3doc- [根] *参见 wr3d-

【引伸】
erad.icable
erad.ica.tion
n.（名词）
erad.ica.tive
adj.（形容词）
erad.ica.tor
n.（名词）