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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. Chuck Schumer:

    Look, we all know we have to root out systemic bias in law enforcement and we feel the best way to do that is the Justice in Policing Act.

  2. 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.

  3. Kate Saunders:

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

  4. Ashton Carter:

    This is a crime, and its prevalence suggests we're not doing everything that we can, that we need to do, to root out that crime.

  5. 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.


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