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eradicate

e·rad·i·cate /ɪˈrædəkeɪt, ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive]

  • to completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem

    • eradicate something from something
      • We can eradicate this disease from the world.
      • an attempt to eradicate inflation
      • This problem has now been completely eradicated.
  • eradication /ɪˌrædəˈkeɪʃən, ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

crop

crop1 W3 /krɒp $ krɑːp/ noun [countable]

  • a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers and used as food → GM:
    • The main crops were oats and barley.
    • crop production
    • crops grown for market

gargantuan

gar·gan·tu·an /ɡɑːˈɡæntʃuən $ ɡɑːr-/ adjective written

  • extremely large SYN gigantic:
    • a meal of gargantuan proportions
    • gargantuan task

bloater

bloa·ter /ˈbləʊtə $ ˈbloʊtər/ noun [countable]

  • a smoked fish

verdict

ver·dict /ˈvɜːdɪkt $ ˈvɜːr-/ noun [countable]

  • an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime or how a death happened:
    • The verdict was ‘not guilty’.