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Eradicate (Verb)

Destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"; "root out corruption".

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

The organization aims to eradicate the poverty that has plagued the region for decades by providing aid and support to local communities.
Health officials are working to eradicate the disease by distributing vaccines and promoting awareness about its symptoms.
The new policy is designed to eradicate corruption within the company by implementing stricter regulations and harsher penalties.
Environmental activists have been fighting to eradicate pollution in the city's river system by organizing cleaning initiatives and advocating for stricter waste management laws.
The government's goal is to eradicate homelessness by providing affordable housing options and supporting services for those in need.

Kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Disease nearly eradicated an entire tribe due to their weakened immune systems.
A combination of pesticides and other methods could eradicate the mosquito population and stop the spread of the virus.
Rats had been left to multiply for so long in the sewers, that efforts to eradicate them seemed almost futile at first.
Human activity has inadvertently caused the extinction of many species as we work to eradicate the pest species.
New types of pests emerge that need to be eradicated because of a rise in global temperatures allowing new species to inhabit regions in which they never previously lived.