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root out

verb

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. To remove or abolish completely.

    • They rooted out all vestiges of corruption.
    • They rooted out all the burdock from their paddocks.

  2. To search for and discover.

    • Near-synonym: suss out
    • It took them hours to root out exactly where the water was coming in.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA