irradicate

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ radicate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹædɪkeɪt/
• Homophone: eradicate

Verb

irradicate (third-person singular simple present irradicates, present participle irradicating, simple past and past participle irradicated)

1. to root deeply

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with eradicate.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “irradicate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)