Phrase guide
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verb
To remove or abolish completely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: root up, uproot, eradicate, deracinate, extirpate
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To search for and discover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: suss out
Antonyms: none provided
verb
pull up by or as if by the roots
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: uproot, extirpate, deracinate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, displace
Narrower terms: stub
verb
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: uproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: destroy, destruct
History
From the notion of eradication: ripping something out by the roots.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
