root out English

Meaning root out meaning

What does root out mean?

root out

— verb (= uproot) pull up by or as if by the roots uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden

— verb (= uproot) destroy completely, as if down to the roots the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted root out corruption

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What other words have the same or similar meaning as root out?

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extirpate

uproot

eradicate

exterminate

pull out

deracinate

stub

root up

eliminate

destroy

abolish

weed

take sth out

take out

root away

remove

rake out

pull up by the roots

pull up

out

get rid of

extract

erase

dredge up

draw out

draw

dig out

cancel

annihilate

Topics root out topics

What do people use root out to talk about?

Work and occupation Agriculture Tend a field

Uproot plants

• What words refer to uprooting plants?
  uproot pull dig out (stump) root out

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Take something out of something

• What words refer to taking something out of the ground?
  root out uproot dig out pull up weed out grub up rake out