eradicate
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/verb
with obj.
- destroy completely; put an end to根除, 消灭：
this disease has been eradicated from the world.
这种疾病已在全世界消灭了。
派生词
eradicable
adjectiveeradicant
nouneradication
nouneradicator
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'pull up by the roots'）： from Latin eradicat- 'torn up by the roots', from the verb eradicare, from e- （variant of ex- ） 'out' + radix, radic - 'root'.