root out in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "roots out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rooting out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rooted out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rooted out",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        {
          "text": "They rooted out all vestiges of corruption.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To remove or abolish completely."
      ],
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        [
          "abolish",
          "abolish"
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        "(transitive) To remove or abolish completely."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It took them hours to root out exactly where the water was coming in.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To search for and discover."
      ],
      "id": "en-root_out-en-verb-bNOCtXwc",
      "links": [
        [
          "search",
          "search"
        ],
        [
          "discover",
          "discover"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To search for and discover."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "root out"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (out)",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "roots out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rooting out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rooted out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rooted out",
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        "past"
      ]
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        "English transitive verbs"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They rooted out all vestiges of corruption.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remove or abolish completely."
      ],
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        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "abolish",
          "abolish"
        ]
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        "(transitive) To remove or abolish completely."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It took them hours to root out exactly where the water was coming in.",
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        "To search for and discover."
      ],
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        [
          "search",
          "search"
        ],
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          "discover",
          "discover"
        ]
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        "(transitive) To search for and discover."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "root out"
}

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"root out" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms