eradication

See also: éradication

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ērādīcātiō, from ērādīcō +‎ -tiō, from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō. Equivalent to eradicate +‎ -tion.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

eradication (plural eradications)

The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting; extirpation; utter destruction.
The state of being plucked up by the roots.

Antonyms

radication

Derived terms

Related terms

eradicate

Translations

act of plucking up by the roots

Chinese:
Mandarin: 根除 (zh) (gēnchú)
Finnish: juurinta, juuriminen, kitkeminen (fi), kitkentä (fi), hävittäminen (fi)
French: éradication (fr) f, déracinement (fr) m
German: Eradikation (de) f, Keimeliminierung f
Greek: εκρίζωση (el) f (ekrízosi), ξερίζωμα (el) n (xerízoma)
Hebrew: השמדה f, חיסול m
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Italian: eradicazione f, sradicamento (it) m
Japanese: 根絶 (ja) (konzetsu), 根刮ぎ (ja) (nekosogi)
Polish: wykorzenienie (pl) n
Portuguese: erradicação (pt) f
Russian: выкорчёвывание (ru) n (vykorčóvyvanije), искорене́ние (ru) n (iskorenénije)
Spanish: erradicación f, desarraigo (es) m

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