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eradicate

Cross references:
  1. exterminate           
 
erad.i.cate \i-'rad-*-.ka-t\ \-.rad-*-'ka--sh*n\ \-'rad-*-.ka-t-iv\ 
   \-.ka-t-*r\ vt [L eradicatus, pp. of eradicare, fr. e- + radic-, ra]dix 
   root 1: to pull up by the roots  2: ERASE, ELIMINATE  - erad.i.ca.tion n