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destroy vs eradicate

eradicate vs destroy

destroy and eradicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
eradicate No No Yes No
As verbs, eradicate is a hyponym of destroy; that is, eradicate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
  • eradicate: destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Other hyponyms of destroy include kill, do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of, self-destroy, self-destruct, destruct, end, fracture, sweep away, wipe out, interdict, demolish, pulverise, pulverize, demolish, break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart, dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down, exterminate, extirpate, root out, uproot, dilapidate, demyelinate.
destroy (verb) eradicate (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly kill in large numbers
destroy completely; damage irreparably destroy completely, as if down to the roots
put (an animal) to death
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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