Defn: To shoot forth, as rays of light; to beam; to radiate. Dr. H.
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ERADIATION
E*ra`di*a"tion, n.
Defn: Emission of radiance.
ERADICABLE
E*rad"i*ca*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being eradicated.
ERADICATE
E*rad"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eradicated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Eradicating.] Etym: [L. eradicatus, p. p. of eradicare to eradicate;
e out + radix, radicis, root. See Radical.]
1. To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated.
2. To root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors. This, although now an old an inveterate evil, might be eradicated by vigorous treatment. Southey.
Syn.
— To extirpate; root out; exterminate; destroy; annihilate.
ERADICATION
E*rad`i*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. eradicatio: cf. F. éradication.]