Eradication

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eradication
       n : the complete destruction of every trace of something [syn: {obliteration}]