root out

ruːt aʊt

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Definition of root out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

eliminationremove or eliminate completely

The government aims to root out corruption.

eliminate

eradicate

extirpate

discoverysearch for and discover

Detectives worked hard to root out the truth.

detect

discover

unearth

extract

Rare

dig up or remove from the ground

Rare

Farmers root out weeds to protect the crops.

dig up

extract

remove

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Expressions with root out

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root out the infection

identify and remove the cause of an infection

The team aimed to root out the infection in the hospital.

Expressions with root

root for

show strong sympathy or alignment with a side

She always roots for the underdog in any situation.

root up

remove completely by pulling out from the ground

Farmers had to root up old trees to plant new crops.

take root

grow roots into soil

The saplings will take root in a few weeks.

root about

search for something in a casual way

She rooted about in her bag for the keys.

root of all evil

primary cause of all negative things

Some say money is the root of all evil.

at the root of

prep.

points to the origin of a problem or situation

Poverty is often at the root of social issues.

Examples of root out in a sentence

Efforts to root out the disease were successful.
The committee aims to root out corruption in the organization.
Efforts to root out fraud have increased recently.
Gardeners root out invasive plants regularly.
Workers root out old tree stumps from the field.

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French:éliminer, dénicher, ...
German:ausrotten, herausfinden, ...
Italian:sradicare, scoprire, ...
Spanish:erradicar, descubrir, ...
Portuguese:erradicar, descobrir, ...
Chinese:根除, 查出, ...
Japanese:根絶する, 突き止める, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَأْصَلَ, اِسْتَخْرَجَ, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲקוֹר מִן הַשֹּׁרֶשׁ, לְחַשּׂוֹף, ...
Russian:искоренять, выявлять, ...
Ukrainian:викорінювати, виявляти, ...
Hindi:जड़ से उखाड़ना, ढूँढ़ निकालना, ...
Bengali:নির্মূল করা, খুঁজে বের করা, ...
Catalan:eradicar, esbrinar, ...
Czech:vymýtit, vypátrat, ...
Danish:udrydde, finde frem til, ...
Dutch:uitroeien, boven tafel krijgen, ...
Greek:εξαλείφω, ξετρυπώνω, ...
Hungarian:kiirtani, felkutatni, ...
Khmer:កម្ចាត់ចោលទាំងស្រុង, ស្វែងរកឃើញ, ...
Korean:근절하다, 찾아내다, ...
Persian:ریشه‌کن کردن, رد چیزی را زدن, ...
Polish:wykorzeniać, wyszukiwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):erradicar, descobrir, ...
Romanian:a eradica, a descoperi, ...
Swedish:utrota, gräva fram, ...
Thai:ขจัด, สืบหา, ...
Turkish:kökünü kazımak, ortaya çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:diệt trừ, tìm ra, ...

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