Definition of ERADICATION

eradication

Meanings

Plural: eradications

Noun

  • the complete destruction of every trace of something
  • The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
  • The state of being plucked up by the roots.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātiō, from ērādīcō + -tiō, from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō. Equivalent to eradicate + -ion or e- (“without”) + radication.

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Antonyms

radication

Scrabble Score: 14

eradication is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 16

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