eradicate [eradicated, eradicating, eradicates](to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) verb [UK: ɪ.ˈræ.dɪk.eɪt] [US: ɪ.ˈræ.dəˌket]The government has made joint efforts to eradicate illiteracy. = Regeringen har gjort kraftansträngningar för att utrota analfabetismen.