English to English verb
1 |
kill in large numbers | | Example: the plague wiped out an entire population
source: wordnet30
2 |
destroy completely, as if down to the roots | | Example: the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted root out corruption
source: wordnet30
3 |
To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated. | | source: webster1913
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