"root out" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: roots out [present, singular, third-person], rooting out [participle, present], rooted out [participle, past], rooted out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} root out (third-person singular simple present roots out, present participle rooting out, simple past and past participle rooted out)
  1. (transitive) To remove or abolish completely. Tags: transitive Translations (to remove or abolish completely): desraigar (Spanish), desarraigar (Spanish), desenraizar (Spanish), extirpar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-root_out-en-verb-OeZpcPLQ Disambiguation of 'to remove or abolish completely': 98 2
  2. (transitive) To search for and discover. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-root_out-en-verb-bNOCtXwc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88

Inflected forms

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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "extirpar"
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