ERADICATES Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

eradicates

verb

Definition of eradicates next

present tense third-person singular of eradicate

as in erases

to destroy all traces of the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe

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erases
abolishes
destroys
obliterates
annihilates
demolishes
effaces
cancels
shatters
exterminates
liquidates
stamps (out)
wipes out
kills
expunges
sweeps (away)
extirpates
ravages
dismantles
roots (out)
cleans (up)
discards
consumes
blots out
ruins
blacks out
snuffs (out)
devastates
dissolves
flattens
decimates
rubs out
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smashes
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pulverizes
atomizes
fragments
terminates
zaps
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mows (down)
finishes
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ditches
excises
ousts
powders
kills off
blows up
jettisons
tears down
cuts
splinters
throws out
dynamites

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protects
preserves
saves
creates
conserves
makes
builds
manufactures
forms
constructs
shapes
restores
forges
frames
repairs
renews
reconstructs
fashions
fabricates
fixes
rebuilds
renovates
reconditions
mends
revamps
patches

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