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 does eradication mean?

1 : to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots programs to eradicate illiteracy. 2 : to pull up by the roots.

What does eradicate mean example?

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.