Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

outroot

verb
/aʊtˈruːt/
Definition
To remove or eliminate completely by rooting out.
Examples
  • We need to outroot any negative influences in our community.
  • The organization aims to outroot poverty by providing education and resources.
  • Her determination was to outroot the corruption in the system.
Meaning
To eradicate something by pulling it up from its roots; to eliminate the very foundation of something.
Synonyms
  • eradicate
  • eliminate
  • extirpate
  • root out