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root out

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to remove or eliminate completely

    we must root out inefficiency

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Search for, seek to discover, as in He was trying to root out the reason for her long absence. This idiom alludes to the way hogs dig by using their snouts. [Mid-1800s]
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“If you are commander in Gilead, then you are by definition this toxic, poisonous force that needs to be rooted out from top to bottom.”

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The administration stated that these changes are intended to root out political bias and ensure a more ideologically aligned workforce.

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Dame Angela Eagle, the minister for border security and asylum, said the government would "continue to root out unscrupulous employers and disrupt illegal workers who undermine our border security".

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Noem cited Harvard’s failure to hand over international student disciplinary records in response to a prior letter and, disturbingly, the Trump administration’s desire to “root out the evils of anti-Americanism” on campus.

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Sir Mark has promised to "root out rogue officers", and improve leadership and training to tackle unacceptable behaviour.

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