Eradicate vs Root_out - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between eradicate and root_out

is that eradicate is to pull up by the roots; to uproot while root_out is to remove or abolish completely.

(eradicat)

To pull up by the roots; to uproot.

To completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.

Small pox was globally eradicated in 1980

* (to pull up by the roots): root up, uproot * (to completely destroy): annihilate, exterminate, extirpate * See also

* radicate

* * ----

To remove or abolish completely.

They rooted out all vestiges of corruption.

To search for and discover.

It took them hours to root out exactly where the water was coming in.