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root out

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

  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"

Wiktionary

  1. root outverb

    To remove or abolish completely.

  2. root outverb

    To search for and discover.

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  1. root out

    "Root out" generally refers to the act of finding and removing something or someone undesirable or harmful, often from a place or organization where they have been concealed. It can also mean to eradicate or eliminate something completely, often seen in the context of finding solutions to problems.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of root out in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of root out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of root out in a Sentence

  1. Buddhist:

    Root out the love of self, as you might the autumn lotus with your hand.

  2. Tyson CEO Dean Banks:

    If these claims are confirmed, we'll take all measures necessary to root out and remove this disturbing behavior from our company.

  3. 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.

  4. Hillary Clinton:

    We need to have a resolve that will bring the world together to root out the kind of radical jihadist ideology that motivates organizations like ISIS, the barbaric, ruthless, violence jihadist, terrorist group.

  5. Joshua Buxbaum:

    I would certainly think given the budgets they have that they would have the ability to root out these videos.


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