Definition of root out Root out
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What does root out mean?
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| root out - pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" | ||
| uproot, extirpate, deracinate | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| stub strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" | ||
| root out - destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption" | ||
| uproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate | ||
| destruct, destroy destroy (one's own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons" | ||
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root out
To destroy completely leaving no trace.
