Phrasal Verbs With 'Root Out'

We have 2 phrasal verb definitions related to 'Root Out'.

Root out

Meaning:

Look for and find

Example:

The police ROOTED OUT the informer.

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Root out

Meaning:

Find the source of a problem and remove it

Example:

They are trying to ROOT OUT the troublemakers.

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