root out

== English == === Etymology === From the notion of eradication: ripping something out by the roots. === Verb === root out (third-person singular simple present roots out, present participle rooting out, simple past and past participle rooted out) (transitive) To remove or abolish completely. Synonyms: root up, uproot, eradicate, deracinate, extirpate (transitive) To search for and discover. Coordinate terms: sort out, figure out, straighten out Near-synonym: suss out ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === outroot