rooting (out) Synonyms
Strongest:
- destroying
- abolishing
- blotting-out
- stamping-out-
- sweeping-away-
- eradicating
- wiping-out
- erasing
- cleaning-up-
Strong:
- snuffing-out-
- expunging
- obliterating
- shattering
- canceling
- blacking-out
- effacing
- cancelling
- annihilating
- mowing-down-
- liquidating
- demolishing
- tearing-down
- exterminating
- rubbing-out
Weak:
rooting (out) Meaning
rooting (out)
to find and remove (something or someone), to find (something or someone) after searching for a long time
rooting (out) Sentence Examples
- The detective was determined to root out the corruption in the police department.
- We rooted out the weeds from the garden to prevent them from choking the flowers.
- The doctor recommended antibiotics to root out the infection in the patient's lungs.
- The government has been rooting out terrorist cells throughout the country.
- The environmental activists were rooting out invasive species from the local ecosystem.
- The researcher was rooting through old archives to uncover new historical insights.
- The jury members deliberated for hours, rooting out any reasonable doubt from their minds.
- The scientists used X-rays to root out any hidden defects in the equipment.
- The security team was rooting out potential threats to the conference attendees.
- The company's auditors were rooting out any financial discrepancies in the balance sheets.
FAQs About the word rooting (out)
to find and remove (something or someone), to find (something or someone) after searching for a long time
destroying, abolishing, blotting out, stamping (out), sweeping (away),eradicating, wiping out, erasing, cleaning (up),snuffing (out)
saving, forming, creating, manufacturing, preserving,protecting, shaping, conserving, constructing, building
The detective was determined to root out the corruption in the police department.
We rooted out the weeds from the garden to prevent them from choking the flowers.
The doctor recommended antibiotics to root out the infection in the patient's lungs.
The government has been rooting out terrorist cells throughout the country.
