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Eradicated vs Eradicate - What's the difference?

eradicated | eradicate |

As verbs the difference between eradicated and eradicate

is that eradicated is (eradicate) while eradicate is to pull up by the roots; to uproot.

As an adjective eradicated

is eliminated, utterly destroyed.

eradicated

English

Adjective

(-)
  • eliminated, utterly destroyed
  • (heraldry) Having the roots of a tree visible in the emblazon.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (eradicate)

    • eradicate

    English

    Verb

    (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

    Synonyms

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

    Antonyms

    * radicate

    Related terms

    * eradicable * eradication * eradicative * radical * root

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