eradicate [eradicated, eradicating, eradicates]◼◼◼(to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically) verb [UK: ɪ.ˈræ.dɪk.eɪt] [US: ɪ.ˈræ.dəˌket]We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch. = Nous devons éradiquer le trafic de la drogue, des racines jusqu'aux branches.