roots (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of root (out)
1
as in eradicates
to destroy all traces of a concerted effort to root out prejudice of any kind in the armed services

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2
as in extracts
to draw out by force or with effort a dog rooting out a buried toy

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3
as in finds
to come upon after searching, study, or effort a journalist seeking to root out and expose corruption in the gaming industry

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roots (out)
  1. eradicates
  2. extracts
  3. finds
  4. erases
  5. pulls
  6. learns
  7. abolishes
  8. pries
Verb
  • But that also eradicates a crucial option - to mount a show trial and scapegoat him for all the ills of his rule, thus absolving others.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.
    — Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of eradicates
Verb
  • Smart Document Capture extracts financial information from invoices, receipts and other documents directly into Xero.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Under a contract with Konza Health, the new system automatically extracts emergency room records covering more than 10,000 diagnostic conditions.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Definition of extracts
Verb
  • His Samoyed hops up and finds a spot between the athlete’s legs and the sofa’s back pillows.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Boscagli finds Pascal Gross, who feeds the ball into the feet of Wieffer, who can then pass to Diego Gomez.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of finds
Verb
  • Nothing erases the toll of 12,000 steps quite like a 60-minute Herbal Bliss healing journey.
    — DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • To be sure, charitable bequests are also fully deductible against the estate tax, which means the destination (charity) is what erases Buffett’s tax liability.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of erases
Verb
  • There’s a fun bit when Green pulls her badge to walk Reacher out through the police cordon, pretending to have placed him under arrest, but the ruse doesn’t last long.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The curvy wood frame and oversized door pulls give the Scandi-centric piece a bit of retro appeal without feeling dated.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulls
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  • From the moment Billie learns about Sophie-Rose, the teenager who inherited her legendary fake ID after it was already passed down to multiple other Gen-Z blondes, she’s obsessed.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • During training, one neural network compares the robot’s movements with the insect demonstrations, while another learns a reward structure that encourages behavior similar to the biological example.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of learns
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  • The Schengen Area is an agreement between 29 European countries that abolishes passport controls and allows people to travel across European borders without providing documents.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Attorney Monica Restanio, whose arguments in court for the Venezuelan family were responsible for winning the ruling that abolishes the minor issue, said she was thrilled.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
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  • By fields of cotton and soybeans where his bees forage and pollinate, Foster Hensel pries open the lid of one of his beehives, setting off a rising hum from inside.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Remove the 11 Philips-head screws on the bottom of the laptop, and its bottom pries up with a bit of pressure.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of pries
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“Roots (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roots%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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