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eradicated
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To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
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To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.
“Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.”
adjective
Eliminated, utterly destroyed
Having the roots of a tree visible in the emblazon.
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Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.
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