root out
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]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.
- They rooted out all vestiges of corruption.
- (transitive) 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