Meaning of “root sth/sb out” in the English Dictionary

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— phrasal verb with root uk /ruːt/ us /ruːt/ verb

› informal to search and find something or someone that is difficult to find:

I've rooted out an old pair of shoes that might fit you.

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› to find and remove a person or thing that is causing a problem:

Ms Campbell has been appointed to root out inefficiency in this company.

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(Definition of “root sth/sb out” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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