The disease was completely eradicated.
这种疾病被完全根除了。
What is the synonym of the word “eradicate” as used in the following sentence? The campaign aimed to eradicate the problem of illiteracy in the rural areas.
A — Eliminate. “eradicate” means v. eliminate; destroy; wipe out
Doctors worked for many decades to ______ the deadly disease completely.
C — eradicate. “eradicate” means v. eliminate; destroy; wipe out
eradicate — v. eliminate; destroy; wipe out. In Chinese: 根除；消灭.
eradicate is pronounced /ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/. It breaks into 4 syllables: e · rad · i · cate.
The disease was completely eradicated. (这种疾病被完全根除了。)
eliminate, abolish — all close in meaning to eradicate (v. eliminate; destroy; wipe out).
Yes. eradicate appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
e-(out) + radic(root) + ate → to eradicate, eliminate.