What does "root out" mean?

To find and remove To discover and eliminate something hidden or unwanted.

How do you use "root out" in a sentence?

Root out the cause. They rooted out the corruption. We need to root out inefficiency.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

含义: To find and remove

根除、查出

Erradicar, descubrir

根絶する、突き止める

뿌리 뽑다, 찾아내다

To discover and eliminate something hidden or unwanted.

发现并消除隐藏或不需要的东西。来源于把根拔出来的意象。

Descubrir y eliminar algo oculto o no deseado. Viene de la imagen de arrancar de raíz.

隠れているものや望ましくないものを発見して排除すること。根を引き抜くイメージから。

숨겨져 있거나 바람직하지 않은 것을 찾아내어 제거하는 것.

Base verb: root

Particle: out

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Root out the cause.
找出原因
Descubrid la causa
原因を突き止めろ
원인을 찾아내.
They rooted out the corruption.
他们根除了腐败
Erradicaron la corrupción
彼らは汚職を根絶した
그들은 부패를 근절했어.
We need to root out inefficiency.
我们需要消除低效
Necesitamos eliminar la ineficiencia
非効率を排除する必要がある
비효율을 뿌리 뽑아야 해.

语境: elimination, discovering, removing

语气: thorough

From pulling plants out by the roots.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal