root out

/ɹˈuːt ˈaʊt/

to root out

MAIN VERB

pull up by or as if by the roots

synonyms : deracinate

destroy completely, as if down to the roots

synonyms : eradicate

*** to search and find something or someone that is difficult to find

Examples

1. To root out systemic racism in our justice system and society.

2. They eventually root out the corruption.

3. When wasteful war shall statues overturn and broils root out the work of masonry.

4. But they also rooted out the crooks in your town.