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Root out Moderate

Root out has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

pull up by or as if by the roots

"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

2

destroy completely, as if down to the roots

"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"

"root out corruption"

3

To remove or abolish completely.

Example Sentences
"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" verb
"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" verb
"root out corruption" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
move destroy
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
stub
Rhyming Words
out tout yout hout gout pout aout dout lout bout kout rout fout scout grout smout chout plout x out trout
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