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eradicate fear

[ɪˈrædɪkeɪt fɪr]
verb phrase
erradicar o medo
1. to completely remove or destroy fear; to eliminate fear entirely from oneself or a situation
The therapy helped her eradicate fear of public speaking.
A terapia ajudou-a a erradicar o medo de falar em público.
2. to uproot and destroy something considered harmful or undesirable, specifically fear
We must eradicate fear from our organization to foster innovation.
Devemos erradicar o medo da nossa organização para promover inovação.
Synonyms
eliminate fearremove fearbanish fearovercome feardispel fear
Antonyms
cultivate fearinstill fearfoster fearamplify fear

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
erradicar o medo
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
erradicar o medo
formal and commonly used in business contexts
Portugal
erradicar o medo
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

face your fears
conquer your demons
put fear aside
shake off fear
get over your fears
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