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destroy vs root out

root out vs destroy

destroy and root out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
root out No No Yes No
As verbs, root out is a hyponym of destroy; that is, root out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
  • root out: destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Other hyponyms of destroy include kill, do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of, self-destroy, self-destruct, destruct, end, fracture, sweep away, wipe out, interdict, demolish, pulverise, pulverize, demolish, break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart, dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, uproot, dilapidate, demyelinate.
destroy (verb) root out (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly pull up by or as if by the roots
destroy completely; damage irreparably destroy completely, as if down to the roots
put (an animal) to death
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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