root out

erradicar, eliminar

Encontrar y eliminar por completo algo perjudicial o no deseado.

En inglés sencillo: To find and completely remove something harmful or unwanted.

• We must root out corruption.
• She rooted out the weeds behind the shed.
• The new manager is rooting out dishonest practices.

Cómo se usa: root something out of something (They rooted corruption out of the department.)

Sinónimos: eliminate, eradicate, stamp out

Expresiones frecuentes: root out something, root out corruption, root out weeds

encontrar, desenterrar

Encontrar algo buscándolo con cuidado, especialmente si está escondido o es difícil de localizar.

En inglés sencillo: To find something by searching carefully, especially when it is hidden or hard to find.

• Can you root out that old photo?
• They rooted out evidence that everyone else had missed.
• I’m rooting out information about my grandfather.

Cómo se usa: root something out of something (She rooted a useful receipt out of the old papers.)

Sinónimos: find, dig up, unearth

Expresiones frecuentes: root out something, root out information, root out evidence