To eradicate something is to completely remove it from the landscape or from existence. eradicating a virus is one example of how you can remove it from the landscape.
The city plans to eradicate the slums in the area.
The government wants to eradicate poverty and inequality.
verb
To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
verb
To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.
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The police is sent to eradicate the intruders.
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They thought the antecendence must be eradicated.
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Sometimes they are easily eradicated by the turbulence of the water.
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The Fascists seriously sought to eradicate the Mafia.
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Here's hoping to the quick eradication of superfluity
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The main object of the Inquisition was the eradication of heresy.
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The ultimate objective was to eradicate the opponent's base.
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Eradication of ageism requires addressing the enemy within.
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The area was eventually burnt to the ground to eradicate the disease.
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The eradication of the infestation was finally declared successful in 1972.