eradication

2 definitions found

eradication - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eradication \E*rad`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. eradicatio: cf. F.
     ['e]radication.]
     1. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out;
        extirpation; utter destruction.
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     2. The state of being plucked up by the roots.
        [1913 Webster]

eradication - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  eradication
      n 1: the complete destruction of every trace of something [syn:
           eradication, obliteration]