Now meaning to destroy or wipe out a great number, it;s from the Latin word for "ten"
This word, which comes from Latin, originally referred to the slaughtering of 
one in ten ... however, the meaning of the word has broadened and it is now used 
not... [DOC] [TLE] eradicate - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com [PAR] To eradicate something is to get rid of it, to destroy it, and to kiss it goodbye.