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root out
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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 outAntonyms:
augment, beget, breed, build up, cherish, colonize, develop, foster, increase, plant, populate, propagate, replenish, settle
Princeton's WordNet
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, exterminateuproot, 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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#1651 | remove | |
#5808 | eliminate | |
#6266 | destroy | |
#27471 | overthrow | |
#28847 | eradicate | |
#41031 | expel | |
#45925 | extinguish | |
#50455 | banish | |
#66079 | annihilate | |
#68362 | exterminate | |
#91610 | uproot | |
#107435 | decimate | |
#228927 | extirpate |
How to use root out in a sentence?
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.
Putin is calling on the Russian people to root out and expose the traitors and bring them to the attention of government authorities.
The judge, jury and executioner are all in one place, he is intent on using his office to root out thought and speech with which he personally disagrees.
Victims should know that the Pope is on their side. Those who have suffered are his priority, and Catholic Church wants to listen to them to root out this tragic horror that destroys the lives of the innocent.
It's not really selection, it's de-selection, so the goal is for each side to root out biases.
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- Eliminar, exterminarSpanish
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