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ē-rādīco (exr- ), āvi, ātum, 1 (archaic
I.inf. eradicarier, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 21), v. a., to pluck up by the roots, to root out, eradicate (an ante-class. word).
I. Lit.: “ex terra enata,” Varr. R. R. 1, 27, 2: “plantationem,” Vulg. Matt. 15, 13; 13, 29 al.—
B. Transf.: “aliquem,” to root out, utterly destroy, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 38; id. Truc. 3, 1, 15; id. Merc. 4, 4, 35; id. Bacch. 5, 1, 6; Ter. And. 4, 4, 22; id. Heaut. 3, 3, 28; Vulg. Jer. 18, 7.—*
II. Trop.: pugnis memorandis suis hominum aures, i. e. to wear out, pester with talking, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 53.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • New Testament, Matthew, 15.13
    • Plautus, Persa, 5.2
    • Old Testament, Jeremiah, 18.7
    • Plautus, Aulularia, 2.4
    • Plautus, Bacchides, 5.1
    • Plautus, Epidicus, 3.3
    • Plautus, Mercator, 4.4
    • Plautus, Truculentus, 3.1
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