eradicate vs extirpate what difference
what is difference between eradicate and extirpate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātus, past participle of ērādīcō (“uproot”), from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”). Also see: radish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/
Verb
eradicate (third-person singular simple present eradicates, present participle eradicating, simple past and past participle eradicated)
- (transitive) To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
- (transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.
- Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.
Synonyms
- (to pull up by the roots): root up, uproot
- (to completely destroy): annihilate, exterminate, extirpate
- See also Thesaurus:destroy
Antonyms
- radicate
Related terms
- eradicable
- eradication
- eradicative
- radical
- root
Translations
Further reading
- eradicate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- eradicate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- acierated
Italian
Verb
eradicate
- inflection of eradicare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Participle
eradicate
- feminine plural of eradicato
Latin
Verb
ērādīcāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of ērādīcō
English
Etymology
From Latin exstirpō (“uproot”), from ex- (“out of”) + stirps (“the lower part of the trunk of a tree, including the roots; the stem, stalk”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛkstəpeɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛkstɚpeɪt/
- Hyphenation: ex‧tir‧pate
Verb
extirpate (third-person singular simple present extirpates, present participle extirpating, simple past and past participle extirpated)
- (transitive, obsolete) To clear an area of roots and stumps.
- (transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot.
- Synonyms: uproot, eradicate, extricate, deracinate
- (transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate.
- Synonyms: annihilate, destroy, eradicate, exterminate; see also Thesaurus:destroy
- (transitive) To surgically remove.
- Synonym: excise
Related terms
- extirp
- extirpation
- extirpative
- extirpator
Translations
Further reading
- extirpate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- extirpate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Latin
Verb
extirpāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of extirpō
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