English Explanatory Dictionary

root out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove or abolish completely.
  2. To search for and discover.

Word forms

root out roots out rooting out rooted out

Etymology

From the notion of eradication: ripping something out by the roots.

Synonyms

root up uproot eradicate deracinate extirpate suss out

Related words

root and branch
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