Meaning
to uproot, to eradicate
- To pull a plant up out of the ground with its roots.
- To eliminate or completely destroy a negative habit, problem, or disease.
In a sentence
La tempesta ha sradicato diversi alberi lungo il viale principale.
The storm uprooted several trees along the main avenue.
Il ministero intende sradicare la corruzione dal settore sanitario.
The ministry aims to eradicate corruption from the healthcare sector.
Non è facile sradicare pregiudizi così antichi dalla mentalità comune.
It is not easy to eradicate such old prejudices from common thinking.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sradicare | infinitive |
| sradico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sradichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sradica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sradichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sradicate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sradicano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sradicavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sradicavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sradicava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sradicavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sradicavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sradicavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sradicai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sradicasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sradicò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sradicammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sradicaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sradicarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sradicherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sradicherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sradicherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sradicheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sradicherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sradicheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sradichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sradichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sradichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sradichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sradichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sradichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sradicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sradicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sradicasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sradicassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sradicaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sradicassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sradicherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sradicheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sradicherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sradicheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sradichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sradicherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sradica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sradichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sradicate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sradicando | gerund |
| sradicato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Spelling requires an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to preserve the hard /k/ sound (e.g. tu sradichi, noi sradicheremo).
- Commonly used figuratively in formal contexts to mean eradicating social evils or diseases.