일소해요 · 일소했어요 · 일소할 거예요 · 일소하세요
to sweep away, to wipe out, to eradicate completely
Example
새 시장은 부정부패를 일소하겠다고 약속했습니다.
The new mayor promised to wipe out corruption.
Word parts
일 one+소 sweep
Literally 'one sweep' — clearing something away in a single stroke.
Good to know
Homonym warning: 일소 can also mean 'a laugh' as in 일소에 부치다 'to laugh off'.
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