erradicar

to eradicate

verb eh-rah-dee-KAHR Rare

Origin: from Latin eradicare, from ex- (out) + radix (root)

Also means

to stamp out

Usage Note

Erradicar means to eliminate something completely, pulling it out by the root — used for disease, poverty, corruption, or invasive species. It is stronger than eliminar and implies total removal. Note the spelling change in conjugation: erradico, erradicas (no 'qu' since the infinitive ends in -car, the 'c' becomes 'qu' before 'e': erradiqué).

Examples

"El gobierno prometió erradicar la pobreza extrema."

Natural Translation

The government promised to eradicate extreme poverty.

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