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This body, the United States Congress, was united, Republicans and Democrats alike, in taking that action, toppling the Taliban government, and working to try and root out al Qaeda and find Osama bin Laden.
Chris Van Hollen

Meaning of "root out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROOT OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROOT OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Root out is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES ROOT OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of root out in the English dictionary

The definition of root out in the dictionary is to remove or eliminate completely.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROOT OUT

root and branch
root beer
root canal
root canal treatment
root cap
root cause
root climber
root crop
root crops
root ginger
root hair
root mean square
root nodule
root position
root sign
root treatment
root up
root vegetable
root word
root-and-branch

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROOT OUT

check out
contract out
cut out
eat out
flat out
get out
hit out
left out
let out
night out
opt out
point out
print out
push the boat out
put out
set out
shoot out
sit out
sort out
start out
sweat out

Synonyms and antonyms of root out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «root out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROOT OUT

Find out the translation of root out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of root out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «root out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

深挖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

erradicar
570 millions of speakers

English

root out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اقتلاع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

искоренить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

extirpar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রুট আউট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

extirper
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akar keluar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auszurotten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

根絶する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뿌리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Root metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhổ tận gốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேரோடு பிடுங்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाहेर काढा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kökünü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sradicare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wykorzenić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викорінити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eradicarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεριζώσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wortel en tak uit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utrota
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utrydde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of root out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROOT OUT»

The term «root out» is regularly used and occupies the 87.620 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROOT OUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about root out

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4 QUOTES WITH «ROOT OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word root out.
1
Nick Clooney
The quality that defines us as Americans is the courage to respond to being hit. The courage to root out and destroy the killers. And, most importantly, the courage to hold on to our values and protect our hard-won freedoms while doing it.
2
Howard Dean
I will use whatever position I have in order to root out hypocrisy. Democrats have strong moral values. Frankly, my moral values are offended by some of the things I hear on programs like 'Rush Limbaugh,' and we don't have to put up with that.
3
Chris Van Hollen
This body, the United States Congress, was united, Republicans and Democrats alike, in taking that action, toppling the Taliban government, and working to try and root out al Qaeda and find Osama bin Laden.
4
Maria Mitchell
I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out. Nine hours over a rough road are enough to root out the most passionate love of that kind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROOT OUT»

Discover the use of root out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to root out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
I Suppose a Root's Out of the Question?: A Comedy of Bad Manners
A Comedy of Bad Manners Damien Broderick, Rory Barnes. Overhead, a Channel 9 TV crew raced in their own chopper toward the devastation now well behind us. Two cop cars roared by. I wondered what sort of beat-up we'd see on the ...
Damien Broderick, Rory Barnes, 2006
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The Hope of the Gospel: Expository Sermons on Christian ...
Isaiah 53:2 "A root out of a dry ground"! What idea does this figure suggest to you ? It suggests to me the idea of unexpectedness, unaccountableness, miraculousness. A "dry ground" — that is not exactly the kind of place we expect a root to ...
J. D. Jones, 1995
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The Elements of that Mathematical Art Commonly Called ...
As to extract the Cubic Root out of 2^^962, I first subtract 625 the Square of 15, from 968 the Square of v 9681 and there remains 343, whose Cubic Root 7 is a rational Number ; which argues that the Root of the given Binomial, if there can be ...
John Kersey, Edmond Halley, 1741
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The complete works of Rev. Andrew Fuller: with a memoir of ...
One is, to discourage evil : " to root out, to pull down, to destroy, and to throw down." The other is, to encourage good : " to build, and to plant." The imagery, you perceive, is of two kinds — that of a house, and that of a garden. The church is ...
Andrew Fuller, 1833
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The Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Hence to extract the root out of a given power is the fame thing as to find a number ; E. gr. 4, which being multiplied a certain number of times into itself, produces the given power, e. gr. 16, or 64. For the extraction of square and cube roots, it is ...
Temple H. Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clarke, 1765
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Cyclopaedia: Or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ...
But when quantities consist of several terms, the business is persormed as in numbers. Thus to extract the square root out of a a + 2 a b +bb; in the first place, write the root of the first term a a, viz. a that 3 c ss 2; 12:: is equivalent to 3 c>< And ...
Ephraim Chambers, 1741
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A Concordance to the Canonical Books of the Old and New ...
2. tender plant, and as a root out of a. dry ground Jcr. l2. 2. Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken Euk. 3i. 7. branches: for his r. was by great waters [1'. Hos. 9. l6. Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up Jllal. 4. 1. it shall leave them ...
‎1859
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The Sunday at home
They have finished their course, and through much tribulation have entered, we trust, on their rest. THE PULPIT IN THE FAMILY. TIIE ItOOT OUT OF DRY GROUND. " For he shall grow tip before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ...
Religious Tract Society, Religious Tract Society (Great Britain), 1864
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A new dictionary of the English language
To drive out or -ate, ». expel, from the bounds or limits, -ation. from the land, country or terri- -atory. tory ; to root out or eradicate ; to utterly destroy. — 'Shak. Pr . ExUrmin-ee ; Sp. -ar , It. EtUrminare ; L. Exterminate, e terminit finibusque profligare ...
Charles Richardson, 1839
10
Worship God
He grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. (Is. 53.2) Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his ...
Watchman Nee, Stephen Kaung, Herbert L. Fader, 1990

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROOT OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term root out is used in the context of the following news items.
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British schools must root out extremists, prime minister says
People hold hands Sunday (June 28, 2015) as they pray in a circle around bouquets of flowers laid as mementos on the beach of the Imperial Marhaba resort, ... «Religion News Service, Jun 15»
2
Root out corruption in government, pleads Motlanthe
Johannesburg – Corruption carried out by those in government must be rooted ... be eradicated root and branch,” said Motlanthe in the ANC Today newsletter. «News24, Jun 15»
3
Billboards Newest Tool To Root Out Corruption In Connecticut
It encourages tipsters to reach out to the task force by phone or online. FBI spokeswoman Marybeth Miklos says the billboards were provided at no cost as a ... «Hartford Courant, Feb 15»
4
Galveston County officials want to root out beach squatters
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Galveston County officials are seeking a change in state law to help them root out squatters living on beaches on Bolivar Peninsula. «KHOU, Jan 15»
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The Ashes 2013-14: Loyalty to on-field umpires risks another Joe …
Root reviewed immediately, and the technology cranked into action. ... Because Erasmus gave Root out, there needed to be compelling evidence to reverse the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 13»
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Mighty young Joe
For those people, Joe Root should become a folk hero: the boy who wouldn't .... Sorry to spoil the party, but we are making Root out to be a hero on a flat wicket. «ESPNcricinfo.com, Dec 13»

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