eradicate
Wipe out entirely
Eradicate means to destroy completely or eliminate entirely.
The word implies thorough removal—not just reduction but total elimination: eradicate poverty, eradicate disease, eradicate corruption.
Weeds are eradicated from gardens, pests from crops, errors from manuscripts.
The goal is leaving no trace behind.
Destroy utterly, completely
- deracinateTo pull up entirely
- root outDiscover and remove thoroughly
- pull upRaise body to bar
- dig outUncover by removing material
weed out · clear · remove · extract · displace · dislodge · unearth · excavate
Destroy completely, leaving nothing
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- wipe outDestroy completely or tumble
- demolishDestroy completely
- decimateDestroy a large portion
eliminate · expunge · efface · extinguish · stamp out · crush · quash · purge
Officially end a practice
- eliminateRemove completely
- endFinal portion or cessation
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
poverty · hunger · illiteracy · inequality · discrimination · racism · corruption · trafficking
Destroy completely, every one
- fumigatePurge pests using gas
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- infestationPest takeover situation
vermin · rodent · invasive species · herbicide · weed · agricultural · blight · locust
Remove completely
- vaccinateInject to prevent illness
- smallpoxDeadly pustular viral infection
- polioParalytic viral infection
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
pandemic · epidemic · outbreak · immunize · quarantine · containment · prevention · public health
extirpate
Destroy utterly, completely
- deracinateTo pull up entirely
- root outDiscover and remove thoroughly
- pull upRaise body to bar
dig out · weed out · clear · remove · extract · displace · dislodge · unearth · excavate · tear out
annihilate
Destroy completely, leaving nothing
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- wipe outDestroy completely or tumble
- demolishDestroy completely
decimate · eliminate · expunge · efface · extinguish · stamp out · crush · quash · purge · cleanse
abolish
Officially end a practice
fight · poverty · hunger · illiteracy · inequality · discrimination · racism · corruption · trafficking · homelessness
exterminate
Destroy completely, every one
- fumigatePurge pests using gas
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
infestation · vermin · rodent · invasive species · herbicide · weed · agricultural · blight · locust · termite
eliminate
Remove completely
- vaccinateInject to prevent illness
- smallpoxDeadly pustular viral infection
- polioParalytic viral infection
malaria · pandemic · epidemic · outbreak · immunize · quarantine · containment · prevention · public health · WHO
- Destroydestroy, annihilate, obliterate, demolish, devastate
- root outroot out, flush out, ferret out, smoke out, weed out
- demolitiondemolish, raze, bulldoze, controlled demolition, wreck
- cancelcancel, annul, nullify, invalidate, revoke
- endingsending, the end, finish, close, final
- finishfinish, complete, conclude, end, finalize
- disease eradicationPermanent global elimination of pathogens
- pest eradicationDestroying unwanted animal invaders
- smallpox eradicationComplete global destruction of variola
- global eradicationEnding something worldwide
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