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Eradicate
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/ verb mediumTo completely eliminate something, especially something harmful.
A coordinated vaccination campaign helped eradicate smallpox worldwide by the late 1970s.
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'E-' (out) plus Latin 'radix' (root, as in 'radish') — to eradicate is to pull something out by the roots so it cannot return.