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eradicate

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/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/ · e-rad-i-cate

To completely remove or eliminate something.

Meanings

verbformal

To completely remove or eliminate something.

کسی چیز کو مکمل طور پر ختم کرنا یا معدوم کرنا۔

ختم کرنا

Khatam karna

Synonyms

eliminatedestroyexterminateختم کرنامعدوم کرنامحو کرنا

Antonyms

establishretainbuildقائم کرنارکھناتعمیر کرنا

Common Collocations

  • eradicate poverty
  • eradicate disease
  • eradicate hatred

Example Sentences

We need to eradicate illiteracy from our society.

ہمیں اپنی معاشرت سے جہالت کو ختم کرنا ہوگا۔

Hamein apni muashrat se jahalat ko khatam karna hoga.

The organization aims to eradicate hunger in the region.

یہ تنظیم علاقے میں بھوک کو ختم کرنے کا ہدف رکھتی ہے۔

Yeh tanzeem ilaqe mein bhook ko khatam karne ka hadaf rakhti hai.

Vaccination programs are essential to eradicate infectious diseases.

ویکسینیشن پروگرام متعدی بیماریوں کو ختم کرنے کے لئے ضروری ہیں۔

Vaccination program mutadi bimariyon ko khatam karne ke liye zaroori hain.

Easily Confused With

eradicate:To eradicate means to completely eliminate, whereas 'mitigate' means to make something less severe.

Word Family

eradication
nounختم
eradicator
nounختم کرنے والا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'eradicate' as 'erase a date' to imply total removal.

Imagine a gardener pulling out a weed completely from the roots.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "eradicare" — to root out

First known use: 15th century

The term derives from Latin eradicare, meaning to pull up by the roots, suggesting a total removal.