to eradicate

• 铲除毒草

  uproot poisonous weeds

• 铲除贪官污吏

  get rid of corrupt officials

• 铲除祸根

  eliminate the root of trouble

• 铲除官僚主义

  root out bureaucracy

• 铲除旧习俗，树立新风尚

  do away with the old customs and establish new trends