Synonyms for root out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : root, roo t |
| Phonetic Transcription : rut, rÊŠt |
Top 10 synonyms for root out Other synonyms for the word root out
- abate
- abolish
- abrogate
- annul
- ax
- be on to
- blot out
- blue pencil
- bog
- break up
- cancel
- cat
- channel
- chase
- chase down
- concave
- cover
- cut
- cut out
- deepen
- defeat
- delete
- demolish
- depress
- deracinate
- determine
- dig down
- dig out
- dig up
- disclose
- discover
- displace
- do away with
- do in
- dredge
- drill
- drive
- drive out
- efface
- elicit
- eliminate
- enter
- eradicate
- erase
- excavate
- excise
- exhume
- exile
- expunge
- exsect
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- extract
- finish
- finish off
- follow
- fork out
- get at
- go into
- gouge
- grub
- harvest
- hoe
- hunt
- hunt down
- invalidate
- investigate
- kill
- knock off
- knock out
- KO
- learn
- level
- liquidate
- mark out
- massacre
- mine
- move
- mow down
- murder
- negate
- nix
- nose out
- nullify
- obliterate
- obscure
- off
- overthrow
- overturn
- penetrate
- pick up on
- pierce
- pit
- probe
- produce
- pry
- pull up
- purge
- pursue
- quarry
- quash
- quell
- quest
- ravage
- raze
- remove
- root
- root out
- rout
- rub off
- rub out
- ruin
- sap
- scoop
- scoop out
- scout out
- scratch
- scrub
- search
- search out
- seek
- shoot down
- shovel
- sift
- sink
- slaughter
- slay
- smash
- smell out
- smoke out
- sniff out
- spade
- squash
- stamp out
- take apart
- take out
- tear up
- till
- torpedo
- total
- trace
- track down
- trail
- trash
- tunnel
- turn over
- uncover
- undermine
- undo
- unearth
- unroot
- uproot
- vitiate
- wash out
- waste
- weed
- weed out
- wipe off face of earth
- wipe out
- worm out
- wrack
- wreck
- X-out
- zap
Définition of root out
Origin :- "underground part of a plant," late Old English rot, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse rot "root," figuratively "cause, origin," from Proto-Germanic *wrot (cf. Old English wyrt "root, herb, plant," Old High German wurz, German Wurz "a plant," Gothic waurts "a root," with characteristic Scandinavian loss of -w- before -r-), from PIE *wrad- (see radish (n.), and cf. wort). The usual Old English words for "root" were wyrttruma and wyrtwala.
- Figurative use is from c.1200. Of teeth, hair, etc., from early 13c. Mathematical sense is from 1550s. Philological sense from 1520s. Slang meaning "penis" is recorded from 1846. In U.S. black use, "a spell effected by magical properties of roots," 1935. To take root is from 1530s. Root beer, made from the extracts of various roots, first recorded 1841, American English; root doctor is from 1821. Root cap is from 1875.
- As in obliterate : verb destroy
- As in uproot : verb destroy; rip out of a place
- As in wipe out : verb destroy; get rid of
- As in dig : verb delve into; hollow out
- As in eradicate : verb destroy; remove
- As in extirpate : verb destroy; uproot
- As in ferret out : verb search out
- As in annihilate : verb destroy completely
- It is not possible to root out their prejudices, or correct their ill habits.
- Extract from : « Perils and Captivity » by Charlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard
- It contained a clause, that the King should root out heretics.
- Extract from : « The Jacobite Rebellions (1689-1746) » by James Pringle Thomson
- By no other means can we root out for ever the hopes of our enemies.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 » by Various
- They want to root out the whole lot of us, why, then, should we have mercy on them?
- Extract from : « The Day of Wrath » by Maurus Jkai
- Root out the love of self, as you might the autumn lotus with your hand.
- Extract from : « Book of Wise Sayings » by W. A. Clouston
- Now, see how you can root out the earth with that stick and your hands.
- Extract from : « Motor Boat Boys' River Chase » by Louis Arundel
- Indeed, I fear that nothing can root out entirely this class in Russia.
- Extract from : « Tramping with Tramps » by Josiah Flynt
- We have raised our standard higher, and wish to root out all the weeds.
- Extract from : « Zones of the Spirit » by August Strindberg
- Use all your wisdom and diligence to root out the sin of pride.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
- It did not root out Shintoism, it simply overwhelmed and absorbed it.
- Extract from : « The Old World and Its Ways » by William Jennings Bryan
Antonyms for root out
- add
- aid
- approve
- assist
- bear
- begin
- build
- bury
- construct
- cover
- create
- dislike
- establish
- exit
- fill
- fix
- give birth
- help
- increase
- initiate
- institute
- keep
- leave alone
- legalize
- misunderstand
- not get
- permit
- plant
- preserve
- protect
- put in
- ratify
- remain
- revive
- sanction
- save
- schedule
- set up
- settle
- sow
- start
- stay
- strengthen
- support
- uphold
- validate
- welcome
- withdraw
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