root out

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [root, roo t out]
- /rut, rʊt aʊt/
- /ruːt ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [root, roo t out]
- /rut, rʊt aʊt/

Definitions of root out words

noun root out a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture. 1
noun root out a similar organ developed from some other part of a plant, as one of those by which ivy clings to its support. 1
noun root out any underground part of a plant, as a rhizome. 1
noun root out something resembling or suggesting the root of a plant in position or function: roots of wires and cables. 1
noun root out the embedded or basal portion of a hair, tooth, nail, nerve, etc. 1
noun root out the fundamental or essential part: the root of a matter. Synonyms: base, foundation, basic part, basic element. 1

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Origin of root out

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

before 1150; (noun) Middle English; late Old English rōt < Old Norse rōt; akin to Old English wyrt ‘plant’, wort2, German Wurzel, Latin rādīx (see radix), Greek rhíza (see rhizome); (v.) Middle English roten, rooten, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Root out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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root out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for root out

verb root out

annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
be on to — (Idiomatic) To figure out; to realize the truth.
blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
bogged — wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.

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