to eradicate something

См. также в других словарях:

• eradicate — UK [ɪˈrædɪkeɪt] / US [ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms eradicate : present tense I/you/we/they eradicate he/she/it eradicates present participle eradicating past tense eradicated past participle eradicated to get rid of something… …   English dictionary

• eradicate — e|rad|i|cate [ ı rædı,keıt ] verb transitive to get rid of something completely, especially something bad: a program to eradicate polio eradicate something from something: Inflation will never be completely eradicated from the economy. ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• eradicate — [[t]ɪræ̱dɪkeɪt[/t]] eradicates, eradicating, eradicated VERB To eradicate something means to get rid of it completely. [FORMAL] [V n] They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus... [V n] If tedious tasks could be… …   English dictionary

• eradicate — e|rad|i|cate [ıˈrædıkeıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of eradicare to pull out by the root , from radix root ] to completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem eradicate sth from sth ▪ We can …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Something Rotten — Infobox Book | name = Something Rotten image caption = author = Jasper Fforde cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = Thursday Next genre = Alternate history, Fantasy novel publisher = Viking Adult release date =… …   Wikipedia

• eradicate — verb (T) to completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem (+ from): Smallpox has now been eradicated from the world. eradication, noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• eradicate — [ɪˈrædɪkeɪt] verb [T] to get rid of something bad completely eradication [ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• blot something out — 1) Mary blotted out her picture Syn: erase, obliterate, delete, efface, rub out, blank out, expunge, eradicate; cross out, strike out, wipe out 2) clouds were starting to blot out the stars Syn: conce …   Thesaurus of popular words

• blot something out — 1) clouds were starting to blot out the stars Syn: conceal, hide, obscure, exclude, obliterate, shadow, eclipse 2) he urged her to blot out the memory Syn: erase, blank out, wipe out, eradicate …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• iron something out — 1) John had ironed out all the minor snags Syn: resolve, straighten out, sort out, clear up, put right, solve, rectify; informal fix 2) ironing out differences in national systems Syn: eliminate, eradicate, reconcile …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• root something out — Syn: eradicate, eliminate, weed out, destroy, wipe out, stamp out, abolish, end, put a stop to …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary