eradicate vs eliminate

eradicate and eliminate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eradicate	No	No	Yes	No
eliminate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, eradicate and eliminate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of eradicate include annihilate, carry off, decimate, extinguish, wipe out.

eradicate (verb)	eliminate (verb)
kill in large numbers	eliminate from the body
destroy completely, as if down to the roots	kill in large numbers
	terminate, end, or take out
	remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
	dismiss from consideration or a contest
	remove from a contest or race
	get rid of something