<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpox throughout the world</li><li>Synonyms: annihilate, exterminate, uproot, obliterate</li><li>to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent: to eradicate a spot</li><li>to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds</li></ul>