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irradicate

/ɪˈɹædɪkeɪt/

irradicate verb: to root deeply.

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, literal or figurative) to root deeply

Forms of irradicate

third-person singular presentirradicates
present participleirradicating
past participleirradicated
pastirradicated

Origin of irradicate

From in- + radicate.

Questions about irradicate

What does irradicate mean?
Irradicate means to root deeply.
What part of speech is irradicate?
Irradicate is a verb.
How do you pronounce irradicate?
Irradicate is pronounced /ɪˈɹædɪkeɪt/.
What is the past tense of irradicate?
The past tense of irradicate is irradicated.

Words near irradicate in the dictionary

  1. irradiative
  2. irradiator
  3. irradiators
  4. irradicable
  5. irradicably
  6. irradicate
  7. irradicated
  8. irradicates
  9. irradicating
  10. irradiometer
  11. irradiometers

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