root out
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Verb[edit]
root out (third-person singular simple present roots out, present participle rooting out, simple past and past participle rooted out)
- To remove or abolish completely.
- They rooted out all vestiges of corruption.
- To search for and discover.
- It took them hours to root out exactly where the water was coming in.
Translations[edit]
to remove or abolish completely
to search for and discover