: to remove (something) completely : to eliminate or destroy (something harmful) See the full definition for eradicate in the English Language Learners Dictionary. eradicate. verb.

What is an example of eradicate?

To eradicate is defined as to completely destroy or wipe something out. An example of to eradicate is what an exterminator does to the fleas in your house. The definition of eradicate is to pull something out by the roots. An example of to eradicate is to take out all the dandelions from a garden.

verb (used with object), e·rad·i·cat·ed, e·rad·i·cat·ing. to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world. to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent: to eradicate a spot. to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds.

What is the same meaning of eradicate?

get rid of, eliminate, do away with, remove, suppress. exterminate, destroy, annihilate, extirpate, obliterate, kill, wipe out, liquidate, decimate, finish off. abolish, stamp out, extinguish, quash, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map. erase, efface, excise, expunge.

Eradicated diseases
Smallpox.Rinderpest.Poliomyelitis (polio)Dracunculiasis.Yaws.Malaria.Worm infections.Lymphatic filariasis.