root out vs destruct

root out and destruct both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
root out	No	No	Yes	No
destruct	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, destruct is a hypernym of root out; that is, destruct is a word with a broader meaning than root out:

Other hypernyms of root out include destroy.

root out (verb)	destruct (verb)
pull up by or as if by the roots	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destroy completely, as if down to the roots	destroy (one's own missile or rocket)