To eradicate something means to get rid of it completely. 根除
verb [vt. 及物动词] 根除，消灭
They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus. 他们已经在为根除疟疾、破伤风等疾病而斗争。
e(出) + radic(根) + ate(使…) → 使连根拔出 → 根除
(eradicate crime / poverty 根除犯罪/贫困)
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- ...a significant contribution toward the eradication of corruption. …一个为根除腐败而做出的重要贡献。
- The campaign to eradicate malaria did not do so. 根除疟疾运动没有做到这样。
- Surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty. 当然，我们的目标是最终能够消灭疾病和贫困。