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单词 root out
释义 root out
I. transitive verb
Etymology: root (II)
: to remove altogether : eradicate, destroy
 < attempting to root out his mistakes — A.T.Weaver >
 < powers to root out organized crime and political corruption — New York Times >
 < movement to root the radicals out of American life — Oscar Handlin >
II. transitive verb
Etymology: root (III)
: to turn over, dig up, or discover and bring to light
 < hogs rooting out truffles >
 < spent the whole of March 8 rooting out those treasured possessions from holes and corners — Kenneth Roberts >
 < a game which could root our grandfathers out of their beds at three o'clock in the morning — Stanislaus Lynch >
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