root out
To remove or abolish completelyTo remove or abolish completely.
» We are going to root out the government.
Мы собираемся изничтожить правительство.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To remove or abolish completely.
They rooted out all vestiges of corruption.
They rooted out all the burdock from their paddocks.
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
(transitive)To search for and discover.
Near-synonym: suss out
It took them hours to root out exactly where the water was coming in.
Examples
6 sentencesWe are going to root out the government.
ruМы собираемся изничтожить правительство. — corvard
He was sitting on a large root that stuck out of the ground.
It's difficult to root out certain prejudices.
ruЕсть предрассудки, которые трудно искоренить. — sharptoothed
Algeria is trying to root corruption out.
The roots grow out, as straight as a stilt.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From the notion of eradication: ripping something out by the roots.From the notion of eradication: ripping something out by the roots.
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Forms
roots out, rooting out, rooted out, rooted out| Base form | root out · to root out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | roots out |
| Present participle | rooting out |
| Past simple | rooted out |
| Past participle | rooted out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
7 synonyms- pull up by or as if by the roots:uprootextirpatederacinate
- destroy completely, as if down to the roots:uprooteradicateextirpateexterminate
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb