root out
verb
rooted out; rooting out; roots out
1
: to find and remove (something or someone)
The mayor was determined to root out corruption in city government.
2
: to find (something or someone) after searching for a long time
He finally rooted out the cause of the problem.
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Even if no charges ultimately are filed, the attorneys contended in interviews that rooting out identities of dissenters is at the very least an intimidation tactic.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Even so, there is reason to believe the administration’s move would have ramifications well beyond rooting out genuine fraud.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 May 2026
In dog sports like obedience or agility, handlers are in charge, but in barn hunt, the dog is the team captain, said Robin Nuttall, who started the barn hunt in 2012 to prove that her miniature pinscher, Zipper, could root out vermin as she had been bred to do.
—Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
But during the March video conference, Colorado regulators confided to industry lobbyists that the tool for rooting out fraud isn’t working.
—Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Even so, there is reason to believe the administration’s move would have ramifications well beyond rooting out genuine fraud.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 May 2026
In dog sports like obedience or agility, handlers are in charge, but in barn hunt, the dog is the team captain, said Robin Nuttall, who started the barn hunt in 2012 to prove that her miniature pinscher, Zipper, could root out vermin as she had been bred to do.
—Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
But during the March video conference, Colorado regulators confided to industry lobbyists that the tool for rooting out fraud isn’t working.
—Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
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“Root out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20out. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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