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  • 61Arace — A*race , v. t. [OE. aracen, arasen, OF. arachier, esracier, F. arracher, fr. L. exradicare, eradicare. The prefix a is perh. due to L. ab. See {Eradicate}.] To tear up by the roots; to draw away. [Obs.] Wyatt. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 62abolish — abolishable, adj. abolisher, n. abolishment, n. /euh bol ish/, v.t. to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void: to abolish slavery. [1425 75; late ME < MF aboliss , long s. of abolir < L abolere to destroy, efface, put an end to; change of&#8230; …

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  • 63ex|tir|pate — «EHKS tuhr payt, ehk STUR », transitive verb, pat|ed, pat|ing. 1. to remove completely; destroy totally; root out; eradicate: »We look forward to the day when disease and poverty will be extirpated. SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 64Unroot — Un*root , v. t. [1st pref. un + root.] To tear up by the roots; to eradicate; to uproot. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 65uproot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. extirpate, eradicate, root out, abolish, destroy. See extraction, destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. eradicate, extract, remove, tear up by the roots, excavate, pull up, weed out, rip up. III&#8230; …

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  • 66eradicate — [ɪ radɪkeɪt] verb remove or destroy completely. Derivatives eradicable adjective eradicant noun eradication noun eradicator noun Origin ME: from L. eradicat , eradicare tear up by the roots …

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  • 67ÆД УИДÆГТÆ СКЪАХЫН — тж. ÆД УИДÆГТÆ СТОНЫН Исты бынтондæр бындуронæй скуынæг кæнын. Вырвать с корнями. To tear up by the roots, to uproot …

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  • 68eradicate — ► VERB ▪ remove or destroy completely. DERIVATIVES eradication noun eradicator noun. ORIGIN Latin eradicare tear up by the roots , from radix root …

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  • 69eradication — eradicate ► VERB ▪ remove or destroy completely. DERIVATIVES eradication noun eradicator noun. ORIGIN Latin eradicare tear up by the roots , from radix root …

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  • 70eradicator — eradicate ► VERB ▪ remove or destroy completely. DERIVATIVES eradication noun eradicator noun. ORIGIN Latin eradicare tear up by the roots , from radix root …

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