irradicate

== English == === Etymology === From in- +‎ radicate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈɹædɪkeɪt/ Homophone: eradicate === Verb === irradicate (third-person singular simple present irradicates, present participle irradicating, simple past and past participle irradicated) (archaic, literal or figurative) to root deeply ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with eradicate. === References === “irradicate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.