eradication Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the complete destruction of every trace of something
    obliteration.

WordNet

E*rad`i*ca"tion noun
Etymology
L. eradicatio: cf. F. éradication.
Definitions
  1. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
  2. The state of being plucked up by the roots.

Webster 1913