eradicate

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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+ verb
[VN] ~ sth (from sth) to destroy or get rid of sth completely, especially sth bad: Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil. + We are determined to eradicate racism from our sport.
eradication noun [U]

Collocation dictionary

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ADV.

completely, entirely, totally | successfully

VERB + ERADICATE

try to | help (to) | be difficult to, be impossible to

These insects are very difficult to eradicate.

PREP.

from

The disease has now been successfully eradicated from the world.

PHRASES

an attempt/effort to eradicate sth

Concise English dictionary

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eradicates|eradicated|eradicating-keɪt
verb
+kill in large numbers
+destroy completely, as if down to the roots