eradicate

/ɪ'rædə,keɪt/ verb

9 letters4 syllables12 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS2

VERB

1

Kill in large numbers.

2

Destroy completely, as if down to the roots.

WORD FORMS

Related formeradication

Related formeradicator

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®12 points

Words With Friends®13 points

Double word24 points

Triple word36 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latineradicateway

Starts & ends withE … E

Syllablese · rad · i · cate

SYNONYMS & RELATED12

annihilate carry off decimate eliminate extinguish wipe out exterminate extirpate root out uproot eradication eradicator

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

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