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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Eradication

/ĭr-ădˌ-ək-āsh'-ən/ · E·rad·i·ca·tion · IPA /ɪrˌædəkˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
  1. 1.
    The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
  2. 2.
    The state of being plucked up by the roots.