Abhorrent vs Eradicate - What's the difference?
abhorrent | eradicate |
(archaic) Inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts.
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Contrary to; discordant.
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Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Detestable or repugnant.
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To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
To completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.
As an adjective abhorrent
is (archaic) inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts .As a verb eradicate is
to pull up by the roots; to uproot.abhorrent
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(Webster 1913)Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Nouns to which abhorrent is often applied: behavior, act, crime, practice, thing. * (opposed) abhorrent'' is typically folled by ''from . * (contrary) abhorrent'' is followed by ''to .External links
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eradicate
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Verb
(eradicat)- Small pox was globally eradicated in 1980
