单词 | root out |
释义 | root out 1. phrasal verb If you root out a person, you find them and force them from the place they are in, usually in order to punish them. The generals have to root out traitors. [VERB PARTICLE noun] It shouldn't take too long to root him out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for root If you root out a problem or an unpleasant situation, you find out who or what is the cause of it and put an end to it. There would be a major drive to root out corruption. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Any sort of wrong-doing had to be rooted out. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] |
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