HyperDic: root_out

English > 2 senses of the expression root out:
VERBcontactroot out, uproot, extirpate, deracinatepull up by or as if by the roots
creationroot out, uproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminatedestroy completely, as if down to the roots
English > root out: 2 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaningpull up by or as if by the roots.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsuproot, extirpate, deracinate
NarrowerstubPull up (weeds) by their roots
Broadermove, displaceCause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Spanishdesarraigar, erradicar, extirpar, extraer, sacar
Catalandesarrelar, extirpar, extraure, extreure, treure
English > root out: 2 senses > verb 2, creation
MeaningDestroy completely, as if down to the roots.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted""root out corruption"
Synonymsuproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate
Broaderdestroy, destructDo away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Spanishdesarraigar, erradicar, exterminar, extirpar
Catalandesarrelar, erradicar, exterminar, extirpar

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