eradicative

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪv/ UK /ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
tending or serving to eradicate or root out completely

The campaign took an eradicative approach to the invasive weed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · tending or serving to... exterminativedestructiveextirpativeannihilative

Opposites

preservative fostering

Word family

Related forms eradicate eradication radical radicle

Etymology

From Latin eradicatus, past participle of eradicare 'to root out', from e- 'out' + radix (stem radic-) 'root', with the adjectival suffix -ive.

eradicare Latin radix Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# eradicative

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪv/

## Meanings
1. tending or serving to eradicate or root out completely

## Examples
- The campaign took an eradicative approach to the invasive weed.

## Synonyms
- exterminative
- destructive
- extirpative
- annihilative

## Antonyms
- preservative
- fostering

## Related Forms
- eradicate
- eradication
- radical
- radicle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: eradicare
- Root: radix

## Etymology
From Latin eradicatus, past participle of eradicare 'to root out', from e- 'out' + radix (stem radic-) 'root', with the adjectival suffix -ive.

## AI Etymology
Eradicative is from Latin eradicatus, past participle of eradicare 'to root out', from e- 'out' + radix (stem radic-) 'root', with the adjectival suffix -ive. Important recorded forms include eradicare (Latin) and radix (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers tending or serving to eradicate or root out completely. The wider family includes related words such as eradicate, eradication, radical, and radicle.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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