root out

English

Verb

root out (third-person singular simple present roots out, present participle rooting out, simple past and past participle rooted out)

  1. To remove or abolish completely.
    They rooted out all vestiges of corruption.
  2. To search for and discover.
    It took them hours to root out exactly where the water was coming in.

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