MEANING
To remove something harmful so thoroughly that it no longer persists.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- eradicate disease
- eradicate corruption
On the page
The program reduced infection but did not eradicate it.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- eradicate
- Past tense
- eradicated
- Past participle
- eradicated
- Present participle
- eradicating
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- eradicate
- Present continuous
- am/is/are eradicating
- Present perfect
- have/has eradicated
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been eradicating
- Past
- eradicated
- Past continuous
- was/were eradicating
- Past perfect
- had eradicated
- Past perfect continuous
- had been eradicating
- Future
- will eradicate
- Future continuous
- will be eradicating
- Future perfect
- will have eradicated
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been eradicating
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: eradicate; eradicates; eradicated; eradicated; eradicating Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: eradicates.
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