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Eradicates vs Eradicated - What's the difference?

eradicates | eradicated |

As verbs the difference between eradicates and eradicated

is that eradicates is (eradicate) while eradicated is (eradicate).

As an adjective eradicated is

eliminated, utterly destroyed.

eradicates

English

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

    External links

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    eradicated

    English

    Adjective

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

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (eradicate)