# eradicate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/ · frequency rank #19,830

## Definitions
1. To pull up by the roots.
2. To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *wréh₂ds
From Middle English eradicaten (“to eradicate”), from eradicat(e) (“eradicated”, past participle of eradicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin ērādīcātus, the perfect passive participle of ērādīcō (“to uproot, root out; to anihilate, eradicate”), from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See also radish.

## Common misspellings (12)
`eardicate`, `eradciate`, `eraddicate`, `eradiacte`, `eradicaet`, `eradicatte`, `eradiccate`, `eradictae`, `eraidcate`, `erdaicate`, `erradicate`, `readicate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eradicate