Meaning & use
Irradicate
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Archaic term meaning deeply rooted or firmly implanted; not to be confused with the verb "eradicate," meaning to remove completely.
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The historian noted the community's irradicate customs, unchanged for generations.
Old prejudices can become irradicate in a culture, resistant to even generations of change.
A note on using this word
Despite its resemblance to "eradicate," "irradicate" historically meant the opposite: firmly rooted rather than rooted out. Because of this confusion, the word is rarely used in modern English.
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