root out
[verb]
Synonyms: get rid of, abolish, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, remove, weed out

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Antonyms: enroot
Related Words: demolish, destroy, raze

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

root something ↔ out phrasal verb (see also root)

1. to find out where a particular kind of problem exists and get rid of it:
Action is being taken to root out corruption in the police force.

2. to find something by searching for it:
I’ll try and root out something for you to wear.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

root out
root out (something)
to find and remove a problem.
She promises to root out corruption in state government.

Retreating forces can blend into the landscape, making it more difficult to root them out.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

root out something
root out (something)
to find and remove a problem.
She promises to root out corruption in state government.

Retreating forces can blend into the landscape, making it more difficult to root them out.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

root out
to get rid of something completely
The new city government is trying to root out the wasteful practices of the previous government.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

root something out
to get rid of something completely
The new city government is trying to root out the wasteful practices of the previous government.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲