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  1. root out

    Exterminate (Latin ex, out, and terminus, a boundary) signified primarily to drive beyond the bounds or limits of a country; the word is applied to races of men or animals, and is now almost exclusively used for removal by death; individuals are now said to be banished or expelled. Eradicate (Latin e, out, and radix, root) is primarily applied to numbers or groups of plants which it is desired to remove effectually from the soil; a single tree may be uprooted, but is not said to be eradicated; we labor to eradicate or root out noxious weeds. To extirpate (Latin ex, out, and stirps, stem, stock) is not only to destroy the individuals of any race of plants or animals, but the very stock, so that the race can never be restored; we speak of eradicating a disease, of extirpating a cancer, exterminating wild beasts or hostile tribes; we seek to eradicate or extirpate all vices and evils. Compare ABOLISH.

    Synonyms:
    annihilate, banish, destroy, eradicate, expel, exterminate, extirpate, overthrow, remove, uproot, wipe out

    Antonyms:
    augment, beget, breed, build up, cherish, colonize, develop, foster, increase, plant, populate, propagate, replenish, settle

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  1. uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root outverb

    pull up by or as if by the roots

    "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

    Synonyms:
    eradicate, deracinate, uproot, extirpate, exterminate

  2. uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminateverb

    destroy completely, as if down to the roots

    "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

    Synonyms:
    extirpate, kill off, annihilate, deracinate, eliminate, uproot, decimate, exterminate, wipe out, extinguish, eradicate, carry off

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Dictionary of English Synonymes1.0 / 1 vote

  1. root out

    Synonyms:
    eradicate, extirpate, extract, exterminate, destroy

  2. root out

    Synonyms:
    discover, unravel, worm out, fish out, ferret out, fish up

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#1651remove
#5808eliminate
#6266destroy
#27471overthrow
#28847eradicate
#41031expel
#45925extinguish
#50455banish
#66079annihilate
#68362exterminate
#91610uproot
#107435decimate
#228927extirpate

How to use root out in a sentence?

  1. Kate Saunders:

    They want to detect and root out any sentiment that runs counter to the party state.

  2. Soe Htay:

    The way I see it, their sorrow will only be healed after the revolution... my only thought is to root out the dictatorship, for now I have to bury my bitterness and hatred in the revolution.

  3. Barack Obama:

    With allies and partners, the United States will be relentless to those who target our citizens, we will continue to root out terrorist networks. We will not allow these killers to have a safe haven.

  4. Cyril Ramaphosa:

    We need to root out corruption from the face of South Africa.

  5. Andrea Stewart-Cousins:

    Make no mistake we know that what we did is not a cure. We know it's a first step. It acknowledges that law( s) alone are important but they can't fix racism in America, it begins to root out injustice and to bring justice to our justice system. It is a step and it is a path to equality. Sadly we all know that there will be more moments that will shake us all to our core but in this chamber we also understand that our response to those moments will make all the difference.


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