Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To fix by the root; fix firmly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To root deeply.
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- verb   To root deeply .
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								This certainly speaks to the Prez 'ignorance or arrogance, in thinking he WILL irradicate war simply by changing or selecting what should be the issue of the day. 
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								The most that I felt was sadness. because as we watched him turn from a handsome black man into a freaky white woman it occurred to me that he was trying to completely irradicate the person that he had been. Goodbye Captain Eo Jen 2009 
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								I am thrilled to read on this site that the Coalition of Reason is doing what is needed to irradicate our society of this infection. TEXAS FAITH: How does a faith adapt without losing its meaning? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009 
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								In the 19th Century, public education was used to irradicate the culture of Native Americans. Archive 2007-02-01 Fred 2007 
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								In the 19th Century, public education was used to irradicate the culture of Native Americans. 
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								Greater checks on firearms will not irradicate shooting deaths but will for sure help. the worst school massacre in American history: not Virginia Tech « raincoaster 2007 
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								It is probably impossible to entirely prevent rape, to the same degree and for the same reasons that we will never entirely irradicate murder, theft, assault and a whole other host of ills. 
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								Take it upon yourself to personally irradicate all of them from the planet. And for the guys… 2002 
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								The report had not taken local circumstances into account, however, nor those steps already implemented by the SAP to irradicate shortcomings. 
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								The prospect was pleasing to many young white men in the ranks; and ambition went far to irradicate prejudice against Negro soldiers. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George Washington Williams 
biocon commented on the word irradicate
In addition, irradicate is an adjective meaning rooted, enrooted (OED).
March 13, 2012