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eradicate vs exterminate

exterminate vs eradicate

eradicate and exterminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eradicate No No Yes No
exterminate No No Yes No
As verbs, eradicate and exterminate are synonyms defined as:
  • eradicate and exterminate: destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Other synonyms of eradicate include extirpate, root out, uproot.
eradicate (verb) exterminate (verb)
kill in large numbers kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
destroy completely, as if down to the roots destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Difference between eradicate and exterminate

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