eradicate
/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/verb
To pull a plant completely out of the soil, roots and all; to remove something entirely from its source.
Example sentence
- “Volunteers spent the morning eradicating weeds from the community garden.”
Its standard objects are diseases, pests, and poverty. Stronger than 'reduce': eradication means gone completely, as with smallpox.