Root out has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
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
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)