eradication

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātiō, from ērādīcō +‎ -tiō, from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō. Equivalent to eradicate +‎ -ion or e- (“without”) +‎ radication. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === eradication (plural eradications) The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction. The state of being plucked up by the roots. ==== Antonyms ==== radication ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== eradicate ==== Translations ====